Another bad day for the position players both on the field and at the plate produced a lifeless effort behind rookie Garrett Hill as the Tigers lost 4-1 to the Jays on Sunday.
Jose Berrios got the start for the Blue Jays and he was strong in the first inning. With velocity ticking up above 95 mph, which is a little hotter than normal, Berrios struck out Riley Greene and Victory Reyes, then locked up in a nine-pitch AB against his brother-in-law, Javier Báez. The Tigers’ shortstop was in pull mode and peppered the upper decks down the left field line with multiple fly balls with home run distance, all of them hooking just foul.