![]() ![]() The win was the first of 95 for the Tigers, who earned the AL wild-card berth and made it to the World Series (where they lost in five games). "My goal is to stay in the middle of the field" - but it worked. It wasn’t exactly his plan - "My goal is never to go pole-to-pole," he said after the game. ![]() Tied 1-1 in the sixth, “Red Pop” (as he later would be nicknamed) tucked one over the right-field fence for the game winner. The red-haired righty’s homer in the fourth inning barely stayed inside the left-field foul pole to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. But that changed with a 16-9 April start, kicked off by a 3-1 Opening Day victory in Kansas City.Ĭhris Shelton, a Rule 5 draft pick in 2003, got hot early, going 3-for-4 with a single and two solo home runs. Little was expected from the 2006 team after piling up 300 losses from 2003 to 2005. ![]() Watch Video: Breaking down Detroit Tigers' Opening Day win over Blue Jays April 3, 2006: A double dose of 'Red Pop' ![]()
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