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Tigers roll with dandy debut of ‘no-nonsense’ Zimmermann

Detroit -- It must've taken Tigers fans some time to warm up, if they ever did.

The Tigers?

Well, they can't get any hotter.

Behind a marvelous Detroit debut from Jordan Zimmermann and another double-digit hit attack, the Tigers stomped the New York Yankees, 4-0, in the home opener Friday afternoon at Comerica Park.

It was the Tigers' eighth consecutive victory in their home opener, and they're 3-0 on the young season. It marks the second consecutive home-opening shutout for Detroit, which prior to last season hadn't had one since 1965.

"The object is to be a complete team, not a power-hitting team, not a good bullpen team, not a good starting team.