This one only took 2:04 to finish, but when it was all said and done, the Tigers would send Oakland home with a loss. Mike Maroth, who we all remember lost 21 games last year, is now sitting at 4-1. His ERA isn’t anything stellar (4.86), but he’s getting the job done. But he was pretty specatular in the Tigers 3-1 win, as he went eight, gave up only five hits, and struck out four.

The Tiger’s bats got to former Tiger Mark Redman early. I-Rod hit a two run shot in the first, and then Rondell White drove in yet another run in the third. Redman would calm down and finish the game, but the three early runs were all the Tigers needed.

I’m supposed to go to the game tonight, so I’m hoping the rain holds. Gary Knotts makes his first start of the season, as he goes up against Joaquin Benoit and the Texas Rangers.

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