David Price #14 of the Detroit Tigers warms up prior to the start of the Opening Day game against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park on April 6, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
DETROIT, Mich. — David Price walked off the mound with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to a standing ovation.
His first Opening Day start as a Detroit Tiger was more than deserving.
Price threw 8 2/3 innings of shutout ball and second-inning home runs from J.D. Martinez and Alex Avila propelled the Tigers to a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins to start the 2015 MLB season in Detroit.
Price (1-0) threw just 101 pitches, scattering five hits and striking out five. Joe Nathan retired former Tiger Torii Hunter on a check-swing strikeout for his first save of the year.
The closest the Twins could get to scoring came in the top of the third inning, when Kurt Suzuki launched a Price pitch to deep left center, but free agent pick-up Yoenis Cespedes robbed the Minnesota catcher of a homer with a beautiful catch over the fence. Cespedes also went 2-for-4 in his regular season debut with Detroit.
The Tigers (1-0) are off Tuesday before continuing their series with Minnesota (0-1) on Wednesday at 1:08 p.m.
