CHICAGO -- Daniel Norris battled through the 54-pitch opening inning Tuesday in Texas so that he could get to this point, finishing the season as a full-fledged member of the Tigers rotation and giving him something to build on. As he walked off the mound at U.S. Cellular Field, having blanked the White Sox for five innings for the second time in three starts, he looked like somebody who belonged in the rotation.
His only damage in Sunday's 6-0 win over the White Sox was Trayce Thompson's fourth-inning triple and a split fingernail on his left index finger.