DETROIT -- The sight of Bobby Parnell spiking a throw into the ground on a comebacker could have been the defining image of a disastrous outing Tuesday night. What the Tigers reliever did after that, the way he threw the ball to escape a ninth-inning jam, made it something he could smile about.
The bigger key for the former Mets closer is whether his outing -- stranding the bases loaded to give the Tigers a chance to rally from a two-run deficit during a 3-2 win against the Blue Jays -- is something he can feel confident about going forward.