Justin Verlander gave up back-to-back home runs in his Mets debut and the Tigers won 2-0.
Rodriguez gave up just two hits and one walk while striking out nine. Alex Lange pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
Verlander settled in after his rough start, showing signs of the form that led to him winning the Cy Young award last year for the third time and helping the Houston Astros win the World Series for a second time. The 40-year-old right-hander gave up two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five in his 79-pitch outing. He started the season on the injured list with a muscle strain in his upper back.
Jeff Brigham, Dominic Leone and Drew Smith combined to throw three innings of scoreless relief, but the slumping Mets could not take advantage of their good pitching.Detroit has won three straight and is three games above .500 since starting the season 2-9.The Tigers start a six-game road trip Friday night at St. Louis where Detroit LHP Matthew Boyd and Cardinals LHP Jordan Montgomery are the probable pitchers.
The Mets return home to face Colorado on Friday night when New York will hope RHP Kodai Senga can snap its slump against Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela .
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