OAKLAND, Calif. -- By all accounts, Matt Boyd's first start with the Detroit Tigers in 2016 was a productive one.
He kept his team in the game, one they would eventually let slip away Saturday in a 12-3 rout to the Oakland Athletics, and struck out seven to match a career high.
The problem? His elevated pitch count.
"I got myself into trouble when I tried to overthrow a little bit," Boyd said. "The hits and whatnot, just staying with my delivery and making pitches. It's just a clear difference from when I do that and when I don't.