Flaherty's Revenge: Tigers vs Cardinals

0:00It's April 4th, from first pitch to the final out. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Detroit Tigers kicked off their home season at Comarica Park with a clean, foreign nothing shut out over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday afternoon. Framber Valdez owned the mound, and now it's Jack Flaredes' turn for a second start of the 2026 campaign facing his old squad. He's first outing against the San Diego Padres with solid, but lacked punch. He needs more swings and misses to lock it down this year. Thing is, last time he faced the Cardinals as a Tiger, back in April of 2024, he dropped a career high 14 strikeouts. That game hooked Tiger's fans on his fire, as he tossed six and two-thirds innings, gave up just two hits, zero runs, and one walk. Still, the team dropped a heartbreaker to one in the ninth, because the bats went quiet early in the season. Fast forward two years, and Detroit's offense is clicking better, ready to back Flarede

1:00and flip that script. Playing at home for the second time this year means the crowd's energy could turn blue pits into outs. With momentum building and no homer surrendered yet, Flarede's primed to snag that win against St. Louis on Saturday, April 4th.