Complex sentence: Hiroki Kuroda retired the first 15 Detroit Tigers he faced and held the Tigers scoreless through six innings, allowing only one hit, walked none and struck out eight--including seven of the first nine batters.
Split into simpler sentences: Hiroki Kuroda retired the first 15 Detroit Tigers he faced and held the Tigers scoreless through six innings. Kuroda allowed only one hit through six innings, walked none and struck out eight--including seven of the first nine batters.