Tigers blanked in first, share 115-year-old record

? The Detroit Tigers ran out of first-inning runs.

After matching a 115-year-old record on Monday by scoring at least five runs in the first inning of three straight games, the Tigers were blanked in their first at-bat Tuesday night by Paul Byrd and the Indians.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Detroit’s five-run first on Monday made them the first team since the 1891 St. Louis Browns to score at least five runs in the first inning of three consecutive games.