Detroit – Victor Martinez is gradually starting to heat up.
He’s hit safely in eight of his last 10 games. Even his outs are getting louder, like the liner he hit Thursday that was caught in front of the wall in right.
“I am feeling good,” he said.
Then Martinez stopped and, to avoid a jinx, he comically rapped his knuckles on his teeth – as if they were made of wood.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt like this,” he said.
Martinez is 38 years old. He will be 39 in December.