Tigers Hall of Fame shortstop Alan Trammell instructs No. 1 pick Spencer Torkelson at third base during summer camp at Comerica Park, July 8, 2020. Detroit Free Press
Spencer Turnbull was perfect Thursday night at Comerica Park.
The Detroit Tigers right-hander faced 12 hitters and sent them all down in a four-inning, six-strikeout performance. His fastball teased 100 mph (he threw 96) late in the fourth, and he only needed 44 pitches to get the job done.
He expected something like this might happen.
That's quite the load of confidence for a pitcher who led the MLB with 17 losses — a crown nobody wants to wear — and possessed an uneasy 4.