Jorge Mateo had a three-run homer for Baltimore in the opener.Įduardo Rodriguez (2-2) allowed one run on four hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings, striking out six. “I want to prove to them that I belong here.” “I can't say I expected that to happen today, but that's why I'm here,” Short said. But he earned a spot on the major league team - Nevin is going back to Triple-A Toledo instead.

Short, who walked and scored in the second game, was called up from the minors as the 27th man for the doubleheader. In the first game, Zack Short went 3 for 4 with a home run and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched effectively into the sixth inning for the Tigers. McKenna made it 6-0 with a two-run homer in the sixth, but the Tigers scored four runs in the bottom half, capped by Tyler Nevin's three-run homer.įelix Bautista pitched the ninth for his seventh save. “There was a lot of ketchup and mustard - we'll leave it at that.” “That was something I've never experienced before,” Rodriguez said. Afterward, he was at the center of a messy celebration in the clubhouse. Zach McKinstry led off the Tigers first with a double, but Detroit didn't get another baserunner until Miguel Cabrera's single with two outs in the fifth.Ī top-rated prospect, Rodriguez (1-0) allowed two hits and set a career high for strikeouts in his fifth big league start. Matt Vierling had three hits and four RBIs as the Tigers won the opener 7-4.īaltimore took control of the nightcap by scoring four second-inning runs off Matthew Boyd (1-2) on five singles and a wild pitch.

“I would have rather gone 2-0 and not almost blown a six-run lead in the second game, but it wasn't bad.” “That was a fun day,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said.

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