— The law of averages is an all-biting bit of jurisprudence. It ensnares the young and veteran alike.
Buck Farmer, the Tigers’ young right-hander, rode a streak of 13 scoreless innings into the game Tuesday. It ended in five batters and he would leave in the third inning with the Tigers trailing 6-0.
Law of averages.
Then there was Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke. He came in with a 7-1 record and a 3.17 ERA in his last nine starts. And he was cruising through five innings, allowing just two singles.
BOX SCORE: Diamondbacks 7, Tigers 6
Then, suddenly, a throwing error by shortstop Chris Owings and a misplayed liner by right fielder David Peralta, and the floodgates opened.