On Monday, the Detroit Tigers played their latest intrasquad game (first with umpires) and Michael Fulmer was on the mound.
Unfortunately, for Fulmer, there were plenty of struggles as he could not seem to locate his pitches when he needed to as he gave up three runs on five hits (and two walks) in 2.1 IP. At least he had a solid third inning!
The Tigers are hoping that Fulmer, who is coming off Tommy John surgery, can figure things out in time to make an impact on the 2020 season, whether that is in the starting rotation, or out of the bullpen.
Any pitcher who has come back from a major injury will tell you that consistent control is the last thing to come back, so this is not something to be too worried about.
Well, that was an encouraging inning for Michael Fulmer. A clean 10-pitch third — one strikeout and two rollover ground outs to first. Revised:
2.1 innings
3 ER
5H
3 K
2 BB
57 pitches
33 strikes— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) July 13, 2020
