Toronto – Jordan Zimmermann probably had no idea about the history he was chasing Thursday. Probably wouldn’t have cared anyway.
But he was not only making a bid Thursday to become the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter on Opening Day. Indians Hall-of-Famer Bob Feller did that in 1940. Zimmermann was trying to one-up him.
Zimmermann -- who was out of the game when rookie Christin Stewart cracked a two-run home run to the second deck in right field in the 10th inning, sending the Tigers to a 2-0 Opening Day win -- was perfect through 6.