Detroit — Tigers lefty starter Matthew Boyd came out attacking a very dangerous Texas Rangers lineup Monday.
He breezed through the first three innings on 32 pitches, 22 of them strikes.
Gradually, though, as the at-bats got tougher, the strike zone got a little fuzzy on him. He started falling behind hitters in the fourth. Then in the fifth, he walked former Tiger Robbie Grossman (after having him down in the count 0-2). After getting two outs, Boyd threw four straight balls to Marcus Semien.
His first-pitch curveball to left-handed hitting Corey Seager hung in the hitting zone and Seager crushed it.