ST. LOUIS – The Detroit Tigers hadn’t lost a series opener since Houston back in late April. They were 13-2 coming into their three-game series with the Cardinals.
Now they’re 13-3, mostly thanks to Sonny Gray, who apparently likes to pitch against the Tigers, and stifled them as St. Louis won 11-4.
The righty has faced the Tigers 10 times in his career and has posted a 2.68 in that time. It’s his best ERA against any American League team not named Kansas City.
Maybe it’s payback from the Game 5, 3-0 loss to the Tigers in the American League Divisional Series in 2013.