Detroit – His pace was slow, labored almost. He was struggling to repeat his delivery, unable it seemed to hit his location on successive pitches. The velocity on his fastball was down a tick, but more distressing was the lack of late life on it.
It was a curious night for Tigers starter Matthew Boyd.
And yet, he soldiered through five innings, struck out six, got 14 swings and misses, didn’t walk anyone and three of the nine hits, including two RBI singles, had exit velocities under 80 mph. Hard to know what to make of it.