Opening Day baseball returned to Detroit for the 115th time when the Detroit Tigers took the field Friday afternoon against the New York Yankees. Winners of their last seven Opening Day games the Tigers were able to blank the Yankees, winning their third consecutive game this season by a score of 4-0.
Jordan Zimmermann made quite the impression on the home fans in his first game in a Tigers uniform, going seven strong innings while striking out three. Surrendering only two hits during his shutout innings Zimmermann looked impressive. The pitch count was a concern early on for Zimmermann throwing nearly 60 pitches through four innings but with his 12-6 curve ball working he was able to settle down and give the Tigers a quality start.