You could stretch to sugarcoat things and point out that Ross Detwiler allowed only three Royals runs in Thursday’s start, in which he delivered a career-high 108 pitches, but that would be a remarkable effort at spin.
It took Detwiler those 108 pitches to record a mere 15 outs, and it continued a disturbing trend.
In the 29-year-old’s first Rangers start, he was relieved by Logan Verrett.
In his next start, he handed the ball off to Stolmy Pimentel.
Next start: Anthony Bass (in the third inning, which Detwiler kicked off having been given a 7-2 lead).
Next: Bass again.