MINNEAPOLIS The designated stars provided the necessary early heat on a numbingly cold Nordic Opening Day. Justin Verlander paralyzed Minnesota hitters with his change-up through five innings. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder drove in runs in the first inning. But as the late afternoon sun cast shadows on Target Field, it was apparent that the true starring role in the first act of one of the more eagerly anticipated Tigers seasons ever still hadnt emerged. Who would close the door in the ninth? Jim Leyland was true to his word: This will be a bullpen by committee. Joaquin Benoit came out in the bottom of the ninth after pitching the eighth inning in his customary set-up role. He...
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