DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers finally gave up a run Thursday.
They haven't done much else wrong.
Shane Greene allowed one run -- the first the Tigers had given up this season -- in eight innings as Detroit remained undefeated with a 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
During the game, the Tigers (3-0) set a modern-day American League record by extending their season-opening shutout streak to 24 innings. According to STATS, the previous longest streak by an American League team was 22 innings by the 1947 Chicago White Sox.
The Twins finally scored for the first time this season with one out in the seventh. Joe Mauer drew a walk off Greene, then came home when Kennys Vargas hit a single that was misplayed for an error by left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.
"The guys were joking around that at least we had one," Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said. "We were down 22-0 for the season at that point, and you have to start somewhere."
In a game delayed 3 hours and 36 minutes by rain, Greene (1-0) allowed the lone run on four hits and a walk, striking out five. The Tigers still have not allowed an earned run this season.
"It actually turned out to be great weather for baseball, especially at this time of year," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "We know Shane has very good stuff, and when he keeps it down like today, he's outstanding."
Kyle Gibson (0-1) allowed six runs on eight hits and five walks in 3 2/3 innings.
"I thought I executed a lot of pitches today, but I walked so many guys that I didn't give myself a chance," he said. "You can't overcome bad luck when you are giving them free baserunners."
After the Twins went down in order in the first, Gibson ran into immediate trouble in the home half.
Anthony Gose led off with a bloop double. After Ian Kinsler walked, Gibson retired Miguel Cabrera, but walked Victor Martinez to load the bases. J.D. Martinez and Cespedes followed with RBI singles to make it 2-0.
"That inning pretty much continued the first two games of the season," Molitor said.
Minnesota didn't score in the second inning, giving them a 20-inning scoreless streak to start the season and breaking the franchise record set by the 1940 Washington Senators.
The Tigers added a third run in the second and three more in the fourth, including two on a long homer by J.D. Martinez.
Meanwhile, Greene didn't allow his first three-ball count until the sixth inning, and the Twins didn't get a runner to third until Mauer scored.
"I still had some nerves at 1 (p.m.), but by the time the game finally started, I was fine," Greene said. "It was like watching paint dry, but we got it in, and now I can keep building off this."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: RHP Ricky Nolasco flew back to Minneapolis after Wednesday's start to get an MRI on his pitching elbow. Molitor said the team did not expect results until Thursday evening. . C Chris Herrmann left the game after two innings. He was cut on the bridge of the nose by a foul tip on Gibson's first pitch of the game, but passed concussion tests.
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (triceps strain) "felt great" playing catch in the outfield before the game. Verlander is on the disabled list for the first time in his career. . RHP Bruce Rondon (Tommy John surgery) has been throwing without discomfort, according to Ausmus.
HALL OF FAME APOLOGY
Twins broadcaster Bert Blyleven apologized on the air and on Twitter for calling the skyline and city of Detroit "ugly" on the social-media network during the rain delay. The Twins and FOX Sports North issued a joint statement saying they were "disappointed" in the tweets, which even caught the attention of Michigan governor Rick Snyder. Snyder tweeted a picture of the Tigers' AL Central championship banner with the comment "I think our view of downtown Detroit looks just great, (at)BertBlyleven28!"
ON DECK:
Twins: Travel to Chicago for a three-game series against the White Sox.
Tigers: Travel to Cleveland for a three-game series against the Indians.
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They haven't done much else wrong.
Shane Greene allowed one run -- the first the Tigers had given up this season -- in eight innings as Detroit remained undefeated with a 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
During the game, the Tigers (3-0) set a modern-day American League record by extending their season-opening shutout streak to 24 innings. According to STATS, the previous longest streak by an American League team was 22 innings by the 1947 Chicago White Sox.
The Twins finally scored for the first time this season with one out in the seventh. Joe Mauer drew a walk off Greene, then came home when Kennys Vargas hit a single that was misplayed for an error by left fielder Yoenis Cespedes.
"The guys were joking around that at least we had one," Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said. "We were down 22-0 for the season at that point, and you have to start somewhere."
In a game delayed 3 hours and 36 minutes by rain, Greene (1-0) allowed the lone run on four hits and a walk, striking out five. The Tigers still have not allowed an earned run this season.
"It actually turned out to be great weather for baseball, especially at this time of year," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "We know Shane has very good stuff, and when he keeps it down like today, he's outstanding."
Kyle Gibson (0-1) allowed six runs on eight hits and five walks in 3 2/3 innings.
"I thought I executed a lot of pitches today, but I walked so many guys that I didn't give myself a chance," he said. "You can't overcome bad luck when you are giving them free baserunners."
After the Twins went down in order in the first, Gibson ran into immediate trouble in the home half.
Anthony Gose led off with a bloop double. After Ian Kinsler walked, Gibson retired Miguel Cabrera, but walked Victor Martinez to load the bases. J.D. Martinez and Cespedes followed with RBI singles to make it 2-0.
"That inning pretty much continued the first two games of the season," Molitor said.
Minnesota didn't score in the second inning, giving them a 20-inning scoreless streak to start the season and breaking the franchise record set by the 1940 Washington Senators.
The Tigers added a third run in the second and three more in the fourth, including two on a long homer by J.D. Martinez.
Meanwhile, Greene didn't allow his first three-ball count until the sixth inning, and the Twins didn't get a runner to third until Mauer scored.
"I still had some nerves at 1 (p.m.), but by the time the game finally started, I was fine," Greene said. "It was like watching paint dry, but we got it in, and now I can keep building off this."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: RHP Ricky Nolasco flew back to Minneapolis after Wednesday's start to get an MRI on his pitching elbow. Molitor said the team did not expect results until Thursday evening. . C Chris Herrmann left the game after two innings. He was cut on the bridge of the nose by a foul tip on Gibson's first pitch of the game, but passed concussion tests.
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (triceps strain) "felt great" playing catch in the outfield before the game. Verlander is on the disabled list for the first time in his career. . RHP Bruce Rondon (Tommy John surgery) has been throwing without discomfort, according to Ausmus.
HALL OF FAME APOLOGY
Twins broadcaster Bert Blyleven apologized on the air and on Twitter for calling the skyline and city of Detroit "ugly" on the social-media network during the rain delay. The Twins and FOX Sports North issued a joint statement saying they were "disappointed" in the tweets, which even caught the attention of Michigan governor Rick Snyder. Snyder tweeted a picture of the Tigers' AL Central championship banner with the comment "I think our view of downtown Detroit looks just great, (at)BertBlyleven28!"
ON DECK:
Twins: Travel to Chicago for a three-game series against the White Sox.
Tigers: Travel to Cleveland for a three-game series against the Indians.
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1:08PM,EDT,April 9,2015
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Dozier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Mauer grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Gose doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to center, Gose to third. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez walked, Kinsler to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez singled to shallow center, Gose scored, Kinsler to third, V. Martínez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Céspedes singled to shallow left, Kinsler scored, V. Martínez to third, J.D. Martinez to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Hunter lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Vargas struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Plouffe singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Escobar flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Iglesias lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Gose reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera walked, Gose to second. | 0 | 2 |
| V. Martínez singled to center, Gose scored, Cabrera to third. | 0 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Suzuki hit for Herrmann. | 0 | 3 |
| Suzuki struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Schafer grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Santana flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Céspedes singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Castellanos lined out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Avila flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Iglesias grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Dozier flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Mauer popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Hunter singled to shallow center. | 0 | 3 |
| Vargas flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Gibson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Gose singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Gose stole second, Gose safe at third on throwing error by catcher Suzuki. | 0 | 3 |
| Kinsler walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Cabrera walked, Kinsler to second. | 0 | 3 |
| V. Martínez grounded into double play, second to first to shortstop to second, Gose scored, Cabrera out at second, Kinsler to third. | 0 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to right (391 feet), Kinsler scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Boyer relieved Gibson. | 0 | 6 |
| Céspedes flied out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Plouffe grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Escobar singled to shallow right. | 0 | 6 |
| Suzuki grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Blaine Boyer pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Castellanos tripled to deep center. | 0 | 6 |
| Avila singled to right, Castellanos scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Iglesias lined out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Schafer fouled out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Santana grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| Dozier flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Casey Fien pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| V. Martínez flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Mauer walked. | 0 | 7 |
| Hunter popped out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Vargas doubled to center, Mauer to third, Mauer scored on fielding error by Céspedes | 1 | 7 |
| Plouffe struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Escobar flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Céspedes flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Castellanos walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Avila flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| Iglesias fouled out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Suzuki grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| Schafer flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Santana flied out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | DET |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Kinsler struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Detroit | MIN | DET |
| Dozier flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| Mauer singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Hunter fouled out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| Vargas grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Santana SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dozier 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| Mauer 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .300 | .364 | .300 |
| Hunter RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| Vargas DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .222 | .300 | .333 |
| Plouffe 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
| Escobar LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Herrmann C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Suzuki PH-C
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| Schafer CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 94 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for C Herrmann in the 3rd | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Vargas (1, Greene) GIDP: Suzuki Twins RISP: 0-2 (Plouffe 0-1, Escobar 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Suzuki (1, throw) DP: 1 (Santana-Dozier-Mauer). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| THE START OF THE GAME WAS DELAYED 3:36 BY RAIN. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 26,782 (64.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
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