Detroit — For a minute there Saturday, Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull looked vulnerable. He was spraying pitches, missing spots, seemingly searching his rhythm and release point.
"I was nowhere close to the strike zone," Turnbull said. "It's hard. It's like a mental battle because you're so frustrated with yourself. You aren't getting beat by them, you're beating yourself.
"And at the same time, you don't really know what to do. You are trying to find it."
That inner turmoil lasted for roughly five hitters. Then he went back to being mostly unhittable.
Turnbull allowed a run and three singles through 5.