Detroit Tigers pitcher Mike Fiers and Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez are good friends, but Fiers suggested Saturday that Martinez didn't want to face him.
After Fiers allowed seven hits, three walks and no runs while striking out six over 6.1 innings in a 5-0 win over Boston on Saturday, he badgered his buddy, according to Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press: "He ducked me today. He had been talking about that all year and I think he told [Red Sox manager Alex] Cora to get a day off against me.