Kansas City, Mo. – The first thought was, well, maybe something is wrong with left-hander Justin Wilson.
After all, why would the Tigers suddenly, the day after Wilson didn’t get an out in seventh inning Friday night, call up left-hander Joe Mantiply from Double-A Erie?
As usual, the first thought was faulty. The decision to recall Mantiply was made independently of the team’s concern about Wilson.
“Nope,” Wilson said when asked if he had any physical concerns. “Ball is coming out all right, I’m just putting it in the middle of the plate. I made a bad pitch to (Eric) Hosmer, but you can’t really do much about the other two singles.