It wasn't the start the Tigers or Eduardo Rodriguez were looking for.
Laboring to throw strikes, Rodriguez went to a full count on four of six batters and threw 31 pitches in the top of the first inning as the White Sox took an early 1-0 lead on a RBI single from Eloy Jiminez that scored Jose Abreu.
The scoring hit came as Rodriguez fell behind in the count, something he didn't do in the spring. Rodriguez got out of the inning by striking out Leury Garcia.