Detroit – The Tigers certainly aren’t accepting moral victories these days, especially after a 8-1 loss like they endured Saturday against the Guardians, but at least they stopped Shane Bieber’s double-digit strikeout streak.
The former Cy Young Award winner had punched out at least 10 hitters in his last six starts against the Tigers. The only other pitcher to post a streak like that against another team was Nolan Ryan.
On Saturday, the Tigers’ put bats on balls against Bieber. Just not with much force. They collected eight hits, seven of them singles, against Bieber, and struck out five times in eight innings.