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Hicks' homer redeems Alexander's fine start as Tigers win nightcap

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.

But there he was Saturday, delivering his third straight solid start, pitching in and out of trouble for five innings and giving the Tigers a chance to salvage the second game of a doubleheader.