Detroit — Prior to Thursday's series finale against the Minnesota Twins, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch issued a prophecy for his starting pitcher, right-handed rookie Reese Olson.
Olson had been rouged up a bit, of late, allowing four or more runs through the first three innings of his last three starts.
"He's gotta come in locked in, that there are no free strikes, that there are no free at-bats," Hinch said. "That approach will do him well."
Indeed, it did. Olson got through six innings with no runs, two hits, three walks and eight strikeouts while throwing 94 pitches, including 59 for strikes, as the Tigers took three of the four games in the series, with a 3-0 win over the Twins at Comerica Park.