The Detroit News · Sep 29, 2019
Hicks' homer redeems Alexander's fine start as Tigers win nightcap
Detroit Tigers' Travis Demeritte (50) congratulates John Hicks (55) on his three-run home run in the ninth inning.Chicago — There haven’t been many revelations this season for the Tigers — not positive ones, anyway.
Tyler Alexander has been one.
If there was a depth chart at the start of spring training, the left-hander might have been the ninth or 10th starting pitcher on it — listed behind the likes of Ryan Carpenter, Kyle Funkhouser and Beau Burrows. To suggest he would be a contributing member of the Tigers rotation the final two-plus months of the season would’ve been absurd.