After dropping the first two games of the opening series against the powerhouse Dodgers, the Tigers looked to avoid the sweep in this West Coast bout. The Tigers had been hanging tough against possibly the best team money can buy and develop, even requiring a dicey overturned play at the plate last night to allow the Dodgers to beat them in extras.
For the Tigers, Reese Olson took the mound for his first start of the season. Olson gave the team 112 innings of solid baseball last season, pitching to a FIP of 3.17 and a bWAR of 1.