Detroit — You never want to overreact to one bad performance. Especially with closers. The margin for error is magnified, obviously, because the game is on the line every time they throw a pitch. They are human, after all, and humans are imperfect.
Before Gregory Soto’s five-run implosion in the ninth inning Sunday, he’d allowed just one earned run in his previous 14 games covering 14 innings with 17 strikeouts and four walks.