Baseball

The Tigers' second game of the season, on Wednesday, was a study in contrasts from Monday's Opening Day. For one thing, the weather Monday was gorgeous, while yesterday was cold (37 degrees at game time), gray, and extremely windy. And for another, the Tigers lost on Monday, but yesterday they won ... although this was by no means a sure thing! They sped out to an 8-0 lead on the strength of a big 8-run third inning, aided by a grand slam home run, and later increased it to 10-2. But, after surrendering 7 runs in a tense 8th inning, they managed ... barely ... to hang on to a 10-9 victory. Well, it's a long season -- but it's good to get that first win out of the way!