The rubber match of a mid-week three-game series between the Tigers and Twins in Minnesota saw the Twins début of Michael Fulmer, a whole bunch of strikeouts of Tiger hitters, and a 4-1 Twins win to clinch the three-game series.
Tyler Alexander took the mound for Detroit, coming off a four-inning start in Toronto last Thursday, his first start since the end of April. Alexander’s year has been pretty steady-as-she-goes so far, and his season stats are roughly in line with what he’s done in his career, although his strikeouts per nine innings is down significantly (last year, 7.4; this year, 4.6). You can’t make it in this biz these days if you don’t strike out a ton of guys, especially if you…
