Tigers, Michael Fulmer thrilled with top prospect’s big league debut

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MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Fulmer, still soaked and reeking of beer after being doused in postgame celebration with his Detroit Tigers teammates, was simply ecstatic after a 9-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in his MLB debut.

“It was exactly what I dreamt of,” he said.

The 23-year-old pitcher, the top-ranked prospect in the Tigers organization, earned the first win of his major league career with an impressive outing in which he limited the Twins to two runs on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings pitched.

The young flamethrower praised the game-calling of catcher Bobby Wilson and thanked his teammates for the early 3-0 cushion with which he entered the game to face the top of the Twins lineup. The right-hander could not have drawn it up any better.

Right-hander Michael Fulmer went five innings Friday for his first win, allowing two runs on seven hits and striking out four Twins. AP Photo/Jim Mone

“I can’t really give enough credit to Bobby behind the plate. I basically relied on him quite a bit … everything worked out. We got a team ‘W’ and you can’t argue …

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