Toronto — To be honest, it was a recipe for disaster.
Bryan Garcia, a career reliever — a former Tigers closer, in fact — had made just three transitional starts at Triple-A Toledo, maxing out at 54 pitches, before he was summoned to fill yet another injury-induced void in the rotation.
Against arguably the best hitting team in baseball? What could possibly go wrong?
Sometimes you just never know. Because very little went wrong for the Tigers Friday night.
Garcia limited the Blue Jays to three hits and two runs in 3.2 innings, surpassing even the most optimistic expectations, the bullpen locked down the last 5.