PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Turnbull giving the league the horns

Detroit Tigers

The Tigers are playing nearly .500 ball in spite of the season-ending injuries endured by members of their starting rotation, including Michael Fulmer (RHP, DET) and Matt Moore (LHP, DET). Jordan Zimmermann (RHP, DET) has landed on the injured list with a UCL sprain and could be out for three or four weeks, while Tyson Ross (RHP, DET) has been pitching through a minor back injury, requiring an even deeper dive into their pitcher pool to cover the available innings.

Though he wasn’t slated to make the rotation to open the season, Spencer Turnbull (RHP, DET) has been a revelation through April and into May, though his 2.31/3.82 ERA/xERA on the strength of his 82% S% and 0.5 HR/9 could mean a correction is coming....

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