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DETROIT -- With the Detroit Tigers in a jam after a close play at first base, Brad Ausmus calmly made his way onto the field. Stitched Tigers Jerseys . No histrionics from the rookie manager -- not in this situation at least. All he had to do was challenge the call and wait. "Its almost awkward when you go out there," Ausmus said. "Normally the manager would go out there to scream and yell, but it doesnt make sense to go out there and scream and yell if they know you have a challenge. In essence, Im really just taking my time getting out there so we can get a determination from our video room as to whether we should use the challenge." Baseballs new instant replay system was popular at Comerica Park on Wednesday, when two calls at first base were overturned in Detroits favour. The second reversal ended a Kansas City rally in the 10th, and the Tigers eventually won 2-1 on Ian Kinslers single in the bottom of the inning. Kinsler also hit a solo homer in the fourth, helping Detroit win despite a blown save by new closer Joe Nathan. Max Scherzer pitched eight scoreless innings for the Tigers. "All I kept thinking about was picking up Max. He was so good all game and you dont want to waste that kind of performance," said Kinsler, who was acquired from Texas for Prince Fielder in a November trade. "It was great for Joe, too. We know hes a great closer, but it is a lot easier to forget about a bad outing when your team wins the game." In the top of the 10th, Kansas Citys Norichika Aoki was called safe at first, and it looked like the Royals would have first and third with two outs against Al Alburquerque (1-0). But upon further review, the throw barely beat Aoki. He was called out to end the threat. There was another overturn in the sixth when Detroits Tyler Collins was initially called out at first, giving Kansas City a 4-6-3 double play. The play was reviewed and Collins was ruled safe, although Detroit didnt score. "Thats exactly why the system is there -- to get the call right," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Both calls went against us, but they were the right calls, so I dont have any problem with it." Scherzer allowed four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts, but Nathan blew a save at Comerica for the first time after 19 straight as a visitor. Alex Gordons bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth tied it, and Nathan balked the runners ahead when he pulled up in the middle of his motion. Nathan said afterward he stopped because he wasnt sure he and catcher Alex Avila were on the same page. "I just didnt want to cross him up," Nathan said. "I thought I saw a fastball in, and when I came up to my balance position and looked in, I saw him setting up away." After Alburquerque made it through the 10th, Austin Jackson and Nick Castellanos both walked for Detroit. Kinsler won it with a two-out single to left-centre off Tim Collins (0-1). Scherzer can become a free agent after this season, and if he keeps pitching like this hell be in line for quite a payday. The American League Cy Young Award winner mostly cruised until the eighth, when Salvador Perez doubled leading off. Scherzer rebounded to strike out Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain. Ausmus then visited the mound, but he left Scherzer in. Alcides Escobar followed with a flyout on Scherzers 110th and final pitch. Scherzer said Ausmus told him to make a decision about staying in. "I said, Give me a second to think about it," Scherzer said. "I needed to be honest with Brad. I said, Give me the ball." Jason Vargas, who signed a $32 million, four-year contract in the off-season, was sharp in his first start for Kansas City. He allowed a run and five hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out six. NOTES: The Royals announced OF Carlos Peguero was sent outright to Triple-A Omaha after clearing waivers. He was designated for assignment March 25. ... Collins made his first major league start in LF. His debut came in Mondays opener, when he scored the winning run as a pinch-runner. On Wednesday, he made a nice catch in the second while sliding on his stomach. ... Kansas City rookie Yordano Ventura takes the mound Thursday against Detroits Anibal Sanchez. Custom Detroit Tigers Jerseys . The 29-year-old German, the 2011 overall World Cup champion, says she has decided "to end my career now. Wholesale Tigers Jerseys .com) - On the bright side, either the Minnesota Wild or Buffalo Sabres will end their losing streak on Thursday night.The Lincoln Saltdogs didnt do much against Winnipeg Goldeyes starter Ethan Hollingsworth, but they didnt have to. The Goldeyes couldnt solve the mystery of Marquis Fleming and fell 3-2 to the visitors on a cold, wet night at Shaw Park. In fact, after two and a half innings of action, the skies opened and there was an 81-minute rain delay. The two teams split the first two games and will head to Haymarket Park in Lincoln for the final three games (if necessary). The delay seemed to affect the Goldeyes more than Lincoln. The Saltdogs were leading 2-0 when the rain came and they added to their advantage before the Goldeyes started to scratch away. Trouble was, the Goldeyes couldnt get anything going until Donnie Webb hit a solo homer in the seventh. The Fish added a run in the eighth as Brock Bond scored on a ground out by Tyler Kuhn, but that was all the Fish could muster. The Goldeyes left a runner in scoring position in five different innings. "I thought we played pretty well, but they just got a better pitching performance than we did tonight," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. "Thats not to take anything awayy from Ethan (Hollingsworth). Detroit Tigers Pro Shop. . I thought he was terrific tonight, especially considering the elements, but Fleming was really good. He mixed up his pitches and kept the ball down in the strike zone. He was the difference tonight." Lincoln scored a run in the second on a double by former Goldeye Brian Joynt and an RBI single by Brandon Pinckney and then the visitors added a run in the third on a double by Tyler Smith and an RBI single by Matt Forgatch. It was 2-0 when the tarp was rolled out onto the field. Lincoln added to its lead and scored the eventual winning run in the fifth on a single by Chad Mozingo and an RBI fielders choice ground ball off the bat of Ian Gac. Fleming (1-0, 1.29 ERA), who allowed only one run on six scattered hits, picked up the victory for Lincoln while Hollingsworth (0-1, 3.86 ERA) suffered the loss. The league leader in saves this season, Marshall Schuler, picked up his first save of the post-season. The Saltdogs finished with three runs on 11 hits while the Goldeyes had two runs on eight hits. Catcher Luis Alen had three of them while Casey Haerther had two. ' ' '