SAN DIEGO -- He had plenty of time to warm up in the bullpen, so he didn't want to waste any more bullets on the mound.
On Sunday afternoon at Petco Park, Bruce Rondon entered to start the eighth inning, threw two warm-up pitches (one of which hit the backstop) and then pronounced himself ready to go.
His first pitch hit 98 mph. By the inning was over, he had reached 100 mph.
Yes, there was a walk, but Rondon struck out two and faced the minimum in his first appearance with the Detroit Tigers after spending more than two months in Triple-A Toledo.