Back to the Detroit Tigers Newsfeed

Detroit Tigers' Daniel Norris struggles, then gets 'the life back on my heater' in loss

Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech breaks down the Detroit Tigers’ 6-1 loss to the Rays on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press

In the latest chapter of "Daniel Norris Becomes A Better Pitcher," which aired Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park, he hung a changeup to Tampa Bay Rays catcher Travis d'Arnaud and slumped his shoulders.

As his 64th pitch of the game sailed out to left-center field, the Detroit Tigers' lefthander did not watch it. He did not move a muscle. He stayed there for a couple seconds and made a decision: He wasn’t going to nibble any more.