Detroit – There's something about Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer.
He’s like dry tinder for the Tigers’ offense. It doesn’t take much to spark it when he’s on the mound.
After battering him for six runs in Cleveland on April 14, they got him for seven Monday, beating him and the Indians, 7-1, in the first of a four-game series.
The Tigers have scored 51 runs in 58.2 inning in 11 games against Bauer, and they got started early on a chilly, windy night.
Nick Castellanos and Victor Martinez drove RBI doubles to opposite gaps on consecutive pitches in the first inning.