Detroit — If this had been a boxing bout, with a ringside doctor on hand, Saturday night’s event at Comerica Park might have been stopped in the first round.
Or, in this case, the first inning.
The Tigers got three fast home runs, all consecutive, as part of a first-inning bludgeoning that helped them to a 9-3 knockout of the Rangers and to a victory that offered exceptional entertainment, offensively and defensively, for a crowd (tickets sold) of 35,166.
Alex Avila, Miguel Cabrera, and J.D. Martinez nearly tore apart the right-field stands with their opening-bell blasts against Rangers starter A.