DETROIT (AP) -- Shane Greene and the Detroit Tigers set the modern AL record for the longest shutout streak to start a season, extending their string to 24 innings while beating the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on a rainy Thursday.After the start was delayed by rain for over 3 1/2 hours, new Twins manager Paul Molitor's team dropped to 0-3. And when Minnesota scored its lone run in the seventh, it was unearned.Detroit broke the AL mark of 22 innings set by the 1947 Chicago White Sox, STATS said. The longest such streak in the majors since 1912 is 32 innings by the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals. 
Greene (1-0) gave up four hits in eight innings and struck out five.Kyle Gibson (0-1) allowed six runs on eight hits and five walks in 3 2/3 innings.The Twins scored when Joe Mauer walked and Kennys Vargas hit a doubled that was misplayed by left fielder Yoenis Cespedes. The franchise's previous worst run drought at the start of a year was 20 innings by the 1940 Washington Senators.Following the wait of 3 hours, 36 minutes at the start, the Tigers got off to a quick start.Anthony Gose led off with a bloop double, Ian Kinsler and Victor Martinez walked to load the bases, and J.D. Martinez and Cespedes followed with RBI singles.Victor Martinez hit an RBI single in the second and he grounded into a run-scoring double play in the fourth. J.D. Martinez followed with a long homer to right, making it 6-0.Alex Avila added an RBI single in the fifth.Greene, meanwhile, didn't get his first three-ball count until the sixth inning.
Greene (1-0) gave up four hits in eight innings and struck out five.Kyle Gibson (0-1) allowed six runs on eight hits and five walks in 3 2/3 innings.The Twins scored when Joe Mauer walked and Kennys Vargas hit a doubled that was misplayed by left fielder Yoenis Cespedes. The franchise's previous worst run drought at the start of a year was 20 innings by the 1940 Washington Senators.Following the wait of 3 hours, 36 minutes at the start, the Tigers got off to a quick start.Anthony Gose led off with a bloop double, Ian Kinsler and Victor Martinez walked to load the bases, and J.D. Martinez and Cespedes followed with RBI singles.Victor Martinez hit an RBI single in the second and he grounded into a run-scoring double play in the fourth. J.D. Martinez followed with a long homer to right, making it 6-0.Alex Avila added an RBI single in the fifth.Greene, meanwhile, didn't get his first three-ball count until the sixth inning.
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