DETROIT -- Tom Gorzelanny knew he was in for a challenge when he agreed to try becoming a sidearm reliever in the middle of the season. He also knew that the way his career was going, he had little alternative if he wanted to keep pitching.
It has been a long, arduous process, but the left-hander might finally be showing progress, and it helped the Tigers put up a fourth straight win Saturday night.
"It's been trying," Gorzelanny said after two scoreless innings in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Royals. "People my age and at this point in their career don't usually make arm-angle changes in the middle of the season.