ST. PETERSBURG -- Tigers starter Michael Fulmer took a few lumps courtesy of hanging sliders in a 5-1 loss to the Rays on Tuesday.
Three of which really hurt him: A two-run home run by Tim Beckham in the third, an RBI single by Derek Norris that short-hopped the fence in left field in the sixth and a line drive off the bat of Norris that caromed off his left calf in the second. The reigning American League Rookie of the Year's night ended after just 88 pitches.
"I just wanted to make sure his calf wasn't tightening up, because it tightened up a little bit in the course of the game," manager Brad Ausmus said.