Detroit — Buck Farmer remains somewhat of a mystery for the Tigers.
For four seasons now, they’ve gone back and forth on whether he is best suited to be a starting pitcher or a reliever. And after 31 starts this season, his 10th at the big-league level against the Twins on Sunday, they’ve reached no conclusion.
At times, his three-pitch arsenal is unhittable. He struck out five in five innings and had 10 swings and misses and 18 called strikes in 98 pitches. And yet, when he left the game after five innings, he’d been scratched for five runs and eight hits
The Tigers closed out the home portion of their schedule, fittingly, getting swept by the Twins, 10-4.