
Somebody forgot to tell the Tigers they're no longer the team to beat in the AL Central. Overlooked in preseason predictions despite winning the division the past four years, the Tigers stayed unbeaten with an 8-4 win over Cleveland on Friday, spoiling the Indians' home opener in their remodeled ballpark. Alfredo Simon took a shutout into the sixth in his Detroit debut, Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer and the Tigers got contributions from nearly everyone in their lineup to move to 4-0. While the Indians, Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox garnered more preseason hype, the Tigers haven't lost a step.
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