Tigers 4, Royals 5 (11 innings)
Opening Day has come and gone and it looked pretty much like people have predicted the season would- good hitting, decent fielding and insufficient pitching.
Justin Verlander gave up 2 runs in 6 official innings and left 2 runners on without getting an out in the 7th. The Bullpen couldn't keep those runners from scoring with Bautista pitching well but giving up the losing run in the 11th.
Brandon Inge did well in Center Field. Carlos Guillen had some good plays at 1st but showed his inexperience there too. Cabrera had a throwing error, putting a ball in the dirt early, for the team's only error.
The batters did just fine, 10 hits and 6 walks were enough to score 4 runs and leave 10 men on base. Cabrera hit his first homerun as a Tiger and Carlos Guillen added one in the 8th for the last Tiger run of the game. Gary Sheffield had only 1 official at bat, but drew 4 walks on the day (one with the bases loaded to drive in a run). I love to watch Sheffield play baseball, he never loses sight of the goal and will do whatever he needs to do to get on base and score runs for his team. He did it again today.
The rain held off long enough to get a long game in. I was able to watch the first 9 innings at Fifth Third Park, home of the West Michigan Whitecaps, where WLAV set up a watch party for people to see the game. It was a great way to see the game with friends and stay out of the rain and cold. (It was 40 and raining here in Grand Rapids).
Hopefully this loss is a minor setback and on Wednesday they get a win.
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