Detroit — If the Tigers wanted to give Daniel Norris a true birthday present Tuesday, they would have let him pitch, instead of making him wait until Wednesday.
“No doubt,” said Norris, who turned 24 Tuesday. “As good as I felt the last start, I’ve kind of been champing at the bit to get back out there and get the ball rolling again.”
His last start, last week in Tampa, was another hard reminder of the fragility of success at the big-league level. At every other level he’s competed at, if he had his stuff, if all four pitches were working, he’d have success that day.