The Tigers continued their high-scoring battle against the Cubs tonight at Comerica Park, as each team made a solid effort to out-home run the other.
The starting pitchers were Reese Olson and old friend Drew Smyly. Olson started out with a 1-2-3 first, while in the bottom half Smyly was feeling frowny pretty early on. Andy Ibanez hit a one-out solo home run to put the Tigers on the board right away. Spencer Torkelson walked, and then stole second on a wild pitch. A Kerry Carpenter single then scored Torkelson. The Tigers were up 2-0 at the end of the first.