Detroit — Jordan Zimmermann has had a very long season.
Somehow, he’s had an even longer month of July.
Detroit’s most expensive pitcher was shelled for six runs over 3.2 innings on Friday night. And like the 11 starts that preceded it, Zimmermann returned to the clubhouse without a win to his credit, as the Tigers were blown out by the Toronto Blue Jays, 12-1, at Comerica Park.
The $25 million man has now given up 20 earned runs over 11 innings in three starts this month, sending his season’s ERA screaming to a career-high 7.