CLEVELAND -- The batting average on balls in play is unsustainable. The strikeout-to-walk ratio seems untenable. And yet, Nick Castellanos continues to hit. And more than any of the bigger-name stars in Detroit's lineup, he continues to hit the Indians.
Castellanos couldn't slug the Tigers out of their hole at Progressive Field over the three-game series sweep. But he came closer than anyone else in a Detroit uniform.
The Tigers had five hits in each of the final two games of this series, including Thursday's 9-4 loss. Castellanos had two hits in each game.