Fulmer survives cold opening, melts White Sox

Chicago — Nobody is trying to make excuses. The conditions are the same for both teams.

But let’s not kid ourselves, the weather has been a factor in every game the Tigers have played this young season. The average temperature at the start of the Tigers first six games was 39 degrees.

The skies were blue and the sun was out Saturday, but the temperature at first pitch was 32 degrees. Not conducive to gripping a baseball properly to pitch and certainly not for gripping a bat to hit.

BOX SCORE: Tigers 6, White Sox 1

“It was cold, really cold,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. “It is a factor.”

But the show had to go on, and the Tigers soldiered through, beating the White Sox 6-1 behind a gritty…