Tigers back in the win column, blank Marlins in opener
Behind a sterling start from Keider Montero and just enough offense, the Tigers shut out the Marlins, 2-0, at Comerica Park on Friday.
Detroit — Behind a sterling start from Keider Montero and just enough offense, the Tigers got back in the win column on Friday in a return to Comerica Park, besting the Miami Marlins, 2-0. Montero, filling in for an injured Justin Verlander, controlled the game from the mound from the get go and finished with a scoreless six innings, striking out seven and walking one batter on two hits. With his 478th career save tonight, Kenley Jansen is now tied with Lee Smith for 3rd on the MLB all-time saves list!
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com/QoMmyc5MDB — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 11, 2026 The win snaps a five-game losing streak for Detroit, which entered Friday after getting swept in four games by Minnesota. Montero’s biggest moment of peril came almost immediately, as he navigated his way around a one-out triple in the top of the first inning. The first out following that triple came via a called strike three on the bottom rail of the zone that stood after being challenged via ABS.
More: Tigers' Parker Meadows has broken arm, concussion, goes on injured list Montero got one other looking strikeout on Friday, freezing Owen Caissie in the top of the fifth, setting him up and freezing him on a 3-2 fastball that was comfortably in the zone. The starter gave way to Brant Hurter for the seventh inning, and the lefty retired the Marlins in order, as did Kyle Finnegan in the top of the eighth inning. Kenley Jansen came on for the ninth inning and got the save.