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All Rights Reserved. The Tigers were aggressive Friday, but smart; pinch-runner Ryan Kreidlers mad dash from second to third on Zach McKinstrys ground ball paid off when he drew a throw from Giants second baseman David Villar.\n\nInstead of one runner on and one out, the Tigers had runners at the corners and nobody out. The first regular season .kwDmpG input{box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:16px;}/*!sc*/ .horXtT header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav--transparent{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);width:calc(100vw - 145px);}/*!sc*/ While the lights were primarily meant to give a better field view of Comerica Park for night games, the Tigers also wanted to use them for ballpark effects like home-run celebrations. 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