ARLINGTON, Texas -- A couple of days ago manager Terry Francona broached the subject of skipping Josh Tomlin in the rotation in September just to give him a chance to work on making the baseball go where he wanted it to go.
Well, that plan could be implemented before September gets here after the way Tomlin pitched Thursday night in a 9-0 loss to Texas at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
Tomlin, with one more start left in August, once again couldn't keep the ball in the ballpark. He allowed three-run homers to Carlos Gomez and Adrian Beltre as the Tigers chopped another game off the Tribe's lead in the AL Central.