CHICAGO -- This is where Joe Jimenez was expected to be pitching at this point in the season, in the big leagues, facing big hitters with the game on the line. He went into the season as the Tigers' closer of the future.
Yet as Jimenez faced White Sox infielder Yolmer Sanchez with a tie game in the ninth inning Friday night, neither the Tigers' season nor his had gone as some might have hoped. This isn't about strengthening the bullpen, but learning in it, as it is for a lot of Tigers relievers these days.