Houston — Major League Baseball’s drug-testing program, as stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement, is random.
And yet, there was something suspicious about the decision to take the blood of shortstop Jose Iglesias after the Tigers ended their three-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros Wednesday night.
Iglesias entered the game struggling at the plate — just six hits in his last 48 at-bats in the last 12 games, his seasonal average falling below .200. Yet, it was three big hits by Iglesias, including a two-run home run in the ninth inning, that ignited the dormant Tigers’ offense.