The weather's going to be pretty decent, especially for this time of year. 'I'm excited to have our guys in front of our fans,' Hinch said.
Several Detroit players will make their home debut, including Matt Vierling, who was acquired in an offseason deal with Philadelphia. Riley Greene was the only Tigers batter with a multi-hit game. Tigers pitchers gave up three home runs Wednesday. 'You want to get greedy at the end and get out of here with all wins, but we will take the positive, that we stood up for ourselves after a really tough weekend in Tampa.' 'Especially the bounce back after a really tough first series, we came in and played well,' he said. Detroit was swept in a three-game weekend series at Tampa Bay on opening weekend.Įven though the Tigers dropped the finale of the series in Houston 8-2, manager A.J.
The Tigers will host Boston for a three-game set after winning two of three from the defending champion Houston Astros. The Detroit Tigers had to wait until their seventh game of the season, but they'll finally play their home opener on Thursday.