This game feels like it should be taking place a month later. The Tigers and White Sox are both going nowhere in 2018, but still have 30-odd games to play before moving on to next year. Saturday’s pitching matchup feels like one of those late September games where teams are all but going through the motions, and expanded roster result in eight pitching changes on both sides.
Thank goodness Robin Ventura isn’t here.
The Tigers will turn to lefthander Ryan Carpenter tonight, who has been better than his overall numbers indicate. He gave up three runs in 5 1⁄3 innings his last time out, which was good enough to earn the first win of his MLB career.