As the old baseball saying goes, momentum is only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher. The Detroit Tigers received plenty of momentum from Buck Farmer on Wednesday, as he stretched his MLB scoreless streak to 13 innings this season. With their series against the Los Angeles Angels up for grabs on Thursday, the Tigers now have the luxury of turning to Michael Fulmer, the ace of this year’s Tigers staff.
As the season has gone on, those whispers of Fulmer becoming the team’s top starting pitcher have gotten louder and louder. He leads the starting rotation in nearly every meaningful category, including innings pitched, ERA, FIP, WHIP, walk rate, strikeout-to-walk ratio, and home runs allowed.