The Detroit Tigers swung at 48 Shane Bieber pitches tonight. They missed 23 times.
The average exit velocity on all of Shane Bieber’s pitches put in play was just 89.2 — only two hit over 100 mph.
The Tigers put fewer balls in play (13) than they watched go by for a called strike (16).
There are limitless fun Bieber facts from tonight’s total dismantling of the Tigers offense, and they all lead to one conclusion: He’s really, really good. Tonight he struck out 11 for his third double-digit strikeout start in five outings. He’s gone at least 6.