Tigers beat Red Sox, 7-2, for first victory after seven losses

 
* Detroit 7, at Boston 2: The Tigers finally ended their winless start. Still, no team has made it to the postseason after an 0-7 start. The longest winless streak at the start of a season by a team that went on to make the postseason was six games by the 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1995 Cincinnati Reds. [link]

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