Tigers 6, Twins 0 Brian Williams pitched Detroit's second consecutive shutout as the Tigers roughed up Scott Aldred, a former teammate, and defeated Minnesota.

Tigers 6, Twins 4 The rookie C. J. Nitkowski pitched five innings to gain his first American League victory as Detroit won at Minnesota.

The Tigers will pitch in the same order, with Nate Robertson starting Game 1.

Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0 Felipe Lira pitched a four-hitter and Bob Hamelin homered twice, leading host Detroit to victory.

The Tigers (43-46) matched their 2003 victory total at the expense of Javier Vazquez, who gave up seven earned runs and pitched poorly in his third consecutive start.

Tigers 1, Mariners 0 DETROIT (AP) - Doyle Alexander pitched a seven-hitter for his 18th career shutout.

On the road trip he referred to, the Tigers pitched no shutouts; in fact, only once in the last 13 games of the 14-game road trip did they limit the opposition to as few as two runs.

He was recruited by major league teams, and joined a Tigers pitching staff that had lost players to injuries and World War II.

Mike Henneman and Jerry Don Gleaton each worked one inning as the Tigers pitched consecutive shutouts for the first time since 1985.

Tigers 6, Marlins 2 Omar Olivares pitched a four-hitter and Joe Hall drove in three runs as Detroit became the last team to notch an interleague victory, beating visiting Florida.