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Tigers bedeviled by Blair curveballs

Tigers bedeviled by Blair curveballs

He came into the game with a 1-7 record and 8.02 ERA, and his fastball -- if it can be called that -- barely scrapes 90 mph.

But it's the slow-poke curveball that has made Braves starter Adam Blair nasty through two innings at Turner Field.

Blair has struck out five of the first six Tigers in the final night game of Turner Field's 20-year history.

The only Tigers player to put a ball in play has been Miguel Cabrera, who flied to center in the first.

Braves, Tigers go 1-2-3 in first

Jordan Zimmermann got the Braves on three fly-ball outs in the first inning of Saturday night's Tigers-Braves game at Turner Field.