Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd spoke in an uncanny voice. His facial expressions showed remorse. And he continued to repeat a mantra that returns every five days, almost as if he is now trying to convince himself rather than just the world.
"I will be better," he said after Wednesday's game.
He thought back to when Willi Castro put the Tigers ahead, 5-3, in his season debut with a two-run home run in the fourth inning. But Boyd blew the budding infielder's big moment by allowing four runs in fifth inning — giving the Chicago White Sox a 7-5 victory against the Tigers (9-7) at Comerica Park.