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Detroit — Daniel Norris initially blamed himself.
He came in after the top of the third inning to see manager Ron Gardenhire's face swelling up and breaking out in hives.
"I said, 'Did I give you the hives watching me pitch?'" Norris said. "He said no. And then a couple innings later he came back and said, 'Probably.'"
Truth was, nothing about Norris' five innings of work in the Tigers' 5-2 loss to the Angels Tuesday was overly toxic. Gardenhire, though, had an allergic reaction and by the third inning had to be taken into the trainer's room and given medication.