After a lengthy rain delay (with no apparent actual rain) in Detroit, the Tigers opened their home series against the [City Name Redacted] A’s. The Tigers were hoping for more greatness out of their ace Tarik Skubal, while the A’s had turned to Luis Severino.
The score wasn’t 0-0 for long. Jacob Wilson took a leadoff walk for the A’s, then Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run to put the California team on the board first. Three outs followed. In the home half, Colt Keith kicked things off with a single. Then with one out, Kerry Carpenter hit his own home run to tie up the game.