A leadoff walk to Robbie Grossman was a good start, but the Tigers went down quietly from there in their first at-bat of the season.
Newly acquired Austin Meadows flew out to right, shortstop Javier Baez struck out and Jemier Candelario flew out to center to leave Grossman at first as White Sox starter Lucas Giolito worked quickly and efficiently headed into the second inning with a 1-0 lead.
White Sox take early 1-0 lead on Tigers
It wasn't the start the Tigers or Eduardo Rodriguez were looking for.
Laboring to throw strikes, Rodriguez went to a full count on four of six batters and threw 31 pitches in the top of the first inning as the White Sox took an early 1-0 lead on a RBI single from Eloy Jiminez that scored Jose Abreu.