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Another quick hook for Tigers’ struggling right-hander Anibal Sanchez
- Updated: May 21, 2016
11:21 PM ET
DETROIT — Anibal Sanchez has a shorter leash these days, and for good reason.
The 32-year-old starter, who has shown difficulty this season in working his third time through the order, was given the quick hook in the Tigers’ 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Comerica Park.
Sanchez, who entered the game 3-4 with a 5.91 ERA, lasted just two batters into the sixth inning on Friday night. After giving up a leadoff single to Evan Longoria and walking Steve Pearce, Sanchez was promptly removed from what was a tie ballgame. Maybe manager Brad Ausmus saw Sanchez hit the proverbial wall, as he described following his last outing in Baltimore, or maybe Ausmus wanted to preempt that from happening entirely. Either way, it was another truncated start for the erratic right-hander, who has provided the Tigers with only one outing of at least …
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