Detroit – Manager Ron Gardenhire chose his words carefully.
You get that a lot around here when a question or topic even remotely touches on former pitching coach Chris Bosio, who was fired on June 27.
But there has been a clear delineation, pre-Bosio and post-Bosio, on how much deeper into games Tigers starting pitchers are working. In the 12 starts before Bosio was fired, starters had gone six innings only once.
In the last 11 starts after he was fired, starters have gone at least six innings 10 times.
Gardenhire was quick to point out the pitching coach change was partially, but no solely, responsible for that.