His debut with the Detroit Tigers didn't go as planned.
Right-hander Michael Lorenzen, who signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract in the offseason, was beat up Saturday by the San Francisco Giants. The 31-year-old allowed six runs — including a pair of two-run home runs — in the second of three games in the series at Comerica Park.
But the Tigers refused to return to the familiar loss column.
The Tigers beat the Giants, 7-6, on Miguel Cabrera's walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning. The victory started with an impressive comeback in the eighth inning, combined with five relievers delivering seven scoreless innings following Lorenzen's struggles, to allow the rally.