Few combinations of words inspire such little confidence in Detroit Tigers fans as “bullpen day.”
With RHP Spencer Turnbull missing his turn in the rotation on Thursday with forearm discomfort, Detroit manager A.J. Hinch had to turn to his pen in an attempt to capture the series win over the visiting Seattle Mariners.
As if being without a starting pitcher is not bad enough, it gets worse: RHP Michael Fulmer recently hit the 10-Day IL, LHP Daniel Norris threw 30 pitches in Wednesday night’s 11-inning loss and both LHP Derek Holland and RHP Rony Garcia unexpectedly hit the injured list on Thursday morning.