Justin Upton came with a warning from anyone who had watched him at his prior stops: He’s a terribly streaky batter.
For a few weeks, he can do no wrong. Then he can do no right.
He started off on the wrong foot with the Tigers, leaving a large swath of onlookers wondering just what it was Tigers GM Al Avila saw in him.
After an 0-for-5 performance Thursday against Oakland, Upton’s average fell to .195 with a .221 on-base percentage and paltry .280 slugging average. He managed to strike out an outstanding 35 out of 82 at-bats.