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From prospects to vets, Tigers' Daniel Norris, Micheal Fulmer now taking ball in relief

Detroit — On consecutive nights Friday and Saturday, Michael Fulmer and Daniel Norris threw scoreless innings to help turn a sterling start from a young Tigers starter into a win for the club.

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the hope was Fulmer and Norris would be the ones starting those games and handing winnable games to the bullpen.

Baseball’s unpredictable grind has turned the pair, acquired one day apart in 2015, into pen pieces.

Their professionalism and adaptability has turned them into useful ones, Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sunday.