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Tigers blog: Tigers strike first, take early lead

Bottom 1st: Red Sox 0, Tigers 1

Ian Kinsler wasted no time getting the Tigers' first hit of the game. He led off with a base hit up the middle off knuckleballer Steven Wright. Nick Castellanos followed that up with a walk after working the count full. The Tigers were cooking with two on and no outs.

Looking for his first hit of the young season, Miguel Cabrera stepped up to the plate and was nearly plunked by a knuckleball on the first pitch. He had Wright on the ropes with a 3-0 count, but worked it full and then got Cabrera to pop out in foul territory.