Official Site of the Tigers · May 7, 2015
Alburquerque key to bullpen configuration
"Albie gets in trouble when he's having issues with the strike zone," Brad Ausmus said. "When Albie's throwing strikes, he's very effective. (AP) CHICAGO -- A couple of different Tigers took some responsibility for Wednesday's eighth-inning meltdown, mainly third baseman Nick Castellanos and reliever Joba Chamberlain. One name that didn't come up was Al Alburquerque.
In the current state of Detroit's bullpen, however, Wednesday was an example of why the Tigers need to get Alburquerque back in form, and why pitching coach Jeff Jones continues to work with the right-hander long after he got over his sinus infection.
"We need to get him going," Jones said.