The battle of the Daniels wasn’t exactly a barnburner, but both pitching staffs held up under fire, and the Tigers’ bullpen and a late sacrifice fly were the difference on Wednesday night.
The Tigers got on board first, with new leadoff man JaCoby Jones drawing a walk to lead off the game, and eventually scoring on a Miguel Cabrera sacrifice fly. In the bottom half of the frame, Daniel Norris established a pattern of digging holes and then bearing down to extricate himself that would carry him through five innings of two-run ball.