Enns threw five scoreless innings while allowing only one single and two walks in a start for Detroit on Thursday in the Tigers’ 8-0 win over the Athletics. It was the 34-year-old left-hander’s first big league game since Sept. 24, 2021.

DETROIT -- Dietrich Enns threw five shutout innings in his first MLB game since 2021 to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-0 victory over the Athletics on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers (51-31) took two of three from the A’s (33-50), securing their first series win since 2016 against the franchise formerly based in Oakland.

The last and only previous time Dietrich Enns started in the Major Leagues, future Hall of Fame catcher Joe Mauer was on his left playing first base, and the Brewers lineup he faced included Ryan Braun and Domingo Santana.