With their 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, Detroit has clinched their second first-overall pick in the MLB Draft in the past three years. Commence your Spencer Torkelson, Emerson Hancock, Tua Tagovailoa and LaMelo Ball discussions!
Despite the score, the NorHagen piggyback experiment ended their run on a high note. Daniel Norris and Drew VerHagen combined to pitch seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits with six strikeouts.
Norris was especially impressive, throwing three innings, allowing two hits while striking out five.
VerHagen followed with three strong innings of his own — then the seventh arrived.