Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 6:10PM CST
In a wild Opening Day game on April 5th, 2016, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Miami Marlins by a score of 8-7. The winning run was driven in during the eleventh inning by Ian Kinsler, who finished the night with four runs batted in. The Tigers ultimately secured the victory despite experiencing a challenging ninth inning earlier in the contest.
Date: Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Marlins Park
Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 36,911
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
DET |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Gordon 2 (2, Verlander, Rodríguez); Realmuto (1, Rodríguez); Dietrich (1, Rodríguez)
Triples: Gordon (1, Lowe)
Home Runs: Stanton (1, 6th inning off Verlander 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ozuna (1), Stanton 2 (2), Yelich (1), Hechavarría (1), Dietrich (1), Gordon (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Stanton 2, Dietrich, Gordon
Sacrifice Flies: Hechavarría; Yelich
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Ozuna 1-3, Dietrich 1-1, Gordon 1-1, Realmuto 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ozuna 1; Realmuto 1

Intentional Walks: Bour (By VerHagen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Chen 15-24; Jackson 3-3; McGowan 2-3; Phelps 1-3; Morris 1-5; Ramos 3-5; Breslow 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Chen 14-8-8-21; Jackson 1-3-4-1; McGowan 2-0-2-3; Phelps 3-1-1-2; Morris 2-2-2-5; Ramos 6-2-2-2; Breslow 1-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Chen 5-7; Jackson 0-2; McGowan 1-2; Phelps 0-2; Morris 2-1; Ramos 1-1; Breslow 1-0
Game Scores: W Chen 32

Double Plays: 1 (Prado-Gordon-Bour)
Errors: Hechavarría 2 (2, throw 2)

Doubles: Upton (1, Chen); J.D. Martinez (1, Chen)
Home Runs: Kinsler (1, 2nd inning off Chen 2 on, 2 Out); Gose (1, 9th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 Out); V. Martínez (1, 9th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cabrera (1), Kinsler 4 (4), Castellanos (1), Gose (1), V. Martínez (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Kinsler 3
Sacrifice Flies: Castellanos
Sacrifice Hit: Aviles
Ground Into Double Play: Upton
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Kinsler 2-3, Cabrera 0-1, Gose 0-1, McCann 0-2, Verlander 0-1, J.D. Martinez 0-2, Castellanos 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kinsler 1; McCann 1; Castellanos 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 11-23; J. Wilson 4-4; Lowe 3-4; Rodríguez 4-7; VerHagen 4-5; Greene 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 12-17-21-14; J. Wilson 3-0-8-2; Lowe 5-2-2-2; Rodríguez 2-3-2-7; VerHagen 1-3-3-3; Greene 4-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 4-9; J. Wilson 1-0; Lowe 0-1; Rodríguez 0-3; VerHagen 2-0; Greene 2-1
Game Scores: J Verlander 57

Errors: J.D. Martinez (1, bobble)

Caught Stealing: Kinsler (1, 2nd base by Breslow)
Picked Off: Kinsler (1st base by Breslow)
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