Wednesday's power rankings
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Play1:02The Baseball Tonight crew discusses the success of the Detroit Tigers pitching staff.Christina Kahrl
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Who was on top of his game on Wednesday?
1. Alfredo Simon, Detroit Tigers: I was counted among the doubters, because there’s plenty of reason to be skeptical, starting with last year’s 130-point jump in opponents’ OPS in the second half. But he also notched three quality starts against the Pirates in four turns pitching for the Reds last year, and none of them were as good as his completely dominating turn against them on Wednesday, throwing eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win. Perhaps even more impressive was that…
