Clearwater, Fla. – Do you trust it? Did he show you enough at the end of last season to believe that this, the way he has breezed through most of his spring training starts, is who Matthew Boyd is?
Because the Detroit Tigers left-hander has had another stellar spring training, just like he did last season when he essentially out-pitched Anibal Sanchez for the final spot in the rotation.
He allowed a run over 4.2 innings Thursday in the Tigers’ 6-2 spring win over the Phillies. It was far from a perfect outing. You wouldn’t even call it dominating.