David Price deals solid Tigers debut

— -- NEW YORK -- A few hours before  David Price's first pitch as a  Detroit Tiger, Derek Jeter walked to Yankee Stadium's home batting cage for some extra BP. The 40-year-old Jeter has seen a lot in his career, so as he spoke with a familiar face he bottom-lined what the Tigers had acquired.

"He is like an old-fashioned power pitcher," Jeter said. "He throws 98 and he doesn't walk you."

On Tuesday night, Price wore a different uniform, but he was the same starter -- a scary mixture of power and precision. He did what the great power pitchers do, almost effortlessly turning a potentially poor start into pretty good one.

Feeling a little "weird" in his new threads, he gave up three runs, two on solo homers, in the first five innings, then went on to pitch until he'd gotten two outs in the ninth. He wasn't flashy, but a final line of three runs on eight hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks is pretty darn good.

"I'm happy it is over and I'm happy we won," Price said after the Tigers took home the victory, won 4-3 on  Alex Avila's home run in the 12th. "I finally feel part of the team to contribute tonight. It is always a tough place to pitch. It is always a tough lineup to pitch against."