Yesterday, after a decent stretch of warm weather and sunny skies in the metro Detroit and Ann Arbor area, I was greeted to sleet and miserable grey clouds outside my window. Perhaps if the Tigers had been at Comerica Park, they would’ve recreated some of their Opening Day magic after seeing a few snowflakes fly through the air. But no, they were in Oakland, California, and they walked twelve batters instead. (Even worse, Wilson Ramos and Akil Baddoo both went 0-for-4, dropping their individual OPS numbers to 1.043 and 1.172, respectively.)
Today, the Tigers will turn to José Ureña, who has not notched a win in a major league game since June 1, 2019, to right the ship and start a new winning streak.