It’s the first time in my lifetime that a Tigers pitcher threw consecutive shutouts. Jack Morris (1978) was the last man to do it.

Porcello was smooth, needing just 95 pitches in a little over two hours to complete the task. The maturing ace walked no one, struck out none, and allowed only four hits.

Detroit won 3-0 behind a two-run blast from J.D. Martinez with “Big Cat” on base. Cabrera scored the first run, too, on a Torii Hunter RBI that was aided with a Martinez double.