Garrett Hill found himself in trouble in the first inning.
Bases loaded, one out.
The 26-year-old rookie escaped without damage, though, and despite a solo home run in the second inning, provided the Detroit Tigers with the best outing of his career in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Comerica Park.
A five-run seventh inning helped, too.
Before the game, the Tigers (43-66) retired Lou Whitaker's No. 1 jersey during an on-field ceremony. The 40,101 tickets sold marked the largest non-Opening Day crowd since 41,053 fans showed up Aug.