Tigers' Daniel Norris: Wins first game of 2016

Norris (1-0) allowed two runs on eight hits over five innings Wednesday against the Marlins. He walked one and struck out eight in the win.

Analysis:

The Marlins sapped 76 pitches out of Norris through three innings, and 100 pitches over five, but never got the big hit they needed. Norris' big escape wasn't a groundout -- he didn't record any until the fourth -- but the strikeout. He stranded two runners in the first with back-to-back called third strikes on Marcell Ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton, then fanned Christian Yelich with two on in the second. Eight of Norris' first 10 outs came by strikeout, five of them called third strikes. The win was his first since his final start of last season. Through three games (two starts) this season, the left-hander has a 4.09 ERA and 1.45 WHIP.