After a sensational pitching performance from Keider Montero on Tuesday night, the Tigers’ starter couldn’t quite finish things off in the same way on Wednesday night. But their bullpen did a mighty fine job holding off the visiting Colorado Rockies for a 7-4 win and a clinch of the three-game weekday series as a half-dozen first-inning runs held up quite nicely.
A rebounding Casey Mize made the start for the Tigers, his third since coming off the injured list. His previous two starts had some positives — keeping walks down is always good, but compared to his starts before the IL stint, he had far fewer swinging strikes in his most recent outings.