DETROIT -- Somewhere amidst all those early-season home runs, Anibal Sanchez made two adjustments, neither of which was mechanical, but both of which have been vital.
The first was in his confidence.
"He's had some breaks against him," Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones said after Sanchez's two-hit shutout of the Reds in Monday's 6-0 Tigers win.
Sanchez allowed 13 home runs over his first 12 starts, as many homers as he allowed in 50 starts over his previous two seasons combined.
"It seems like every time he made a bad pitch, they were hitting it out of the ballpark," Jones continued, "and then they got some bleeder hits off of him.