Hardy strikes out Marte in 4th ANAHEIM -- The good news for Blaine Hardy is that he shouldn't have to look out to the Tigers' bullpen soon. With Mike Fiers now in Oakland, Hardy at last has a pretty safe grasp on a spot in Detroit's rotation.
That did not make things any easier on the left-hander as he watched balls fly over the outfield fences of Angel Stadium. After five weeks of homerless innings, and a no-hit bid into the seventh frame of his last start, Hardy watched the long ball be his downfall in Wednesday afternoon's 6-0 loss to the Halos. Ex-teammate Justin Upton's two-run homer and solo shots from Albert Pujols and Kole Calhoun finished off a three-game series sweep and a winless…
