Detroit — The smile did not leave Robbie Grossman's face.
"You know this team," he said. "We're never going to give up. It's going to be a real fun summer."
It is certainly off to a bang-up start.
In front of a sold-out Opening Day crowd (43,480) at Comerica Park, the Tigers rallied from behind twice in the final two innings, beating the defending Central Division champion Chicago White Sox 5-4 Friday afternoon.
"I knew we were going to win this game," Jeimer Candelario said. "We've got a good lineup, it's deep and we can make adjustments and keep competing and make it happen.