Filed under: Detroit Tigers Game Threads Game 1: Thread of celebration! By Kurt Mensching@KurtJustKurt Apr 5, 2012, 4:03pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Game 1: Thread of celebration! Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Justin Verlander deserved to win, but at least his team did Let's start fresh with this one. More From Bless You Boys Tigers 1, A’s 4: When “A’s” stands for “AAAAAAAAAAAA” GameThread: Tigers vs. Athletics, 4:07 p.m. Tigers 2, Athletics 8: Bullpen meltdown secures Tigers’ seventh consecutive losing season GameThread: Tigers vs. Athletics, 9:40 p.m. Tigers name eight minor leaguers to Arizona Fall League roster Ty Madden and Chris Meyers lead Erie to the Eastern League championships