"It feels good to be here," Saltalamacchia said. "I'm not going to say getting three hits here is a 'right back at you' type of thing. I loved my time here. I enjoyed every minute of it. It's more the win than anything."
Knuckleballer Steven Wright, on the other hand, didn't look comfortable from the first inning, when he allowed Miguel Cabrera's opposite-field two-run homer. In his most disappointing start of the season, the righty allowed nine hits and eight runs over 4 2/3 innings.
Mike Pelfrey didn't fare much better for Detroit, giving up six hits and five runs over five innings.