The Detroit Tigers returned to Comerica Park from a six-game, two-city roadtrip and couldn't have asked for a better start to a four-game series against an American League Central foe.
The offense was slow to start — stranding too many base runners again — before chasing Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito, who walked a whopping seven batters, with four runs in the fourth inning. The breakthrough frame led to a 7-2 win in Thursday's series opener.
The Tigers, posting 10 hits and 11 walks, still finished 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13 runners.