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Escaping early jam key in Pelfrey’s first win
- Updated: June 5, 2016
DETROIT — Mike Pelfrey wasn’t looking for a gift from the heavens. He just wanted an out.
Pelfrey was trying for his first win since last August, his first since becoming a Tiger, and his first career win against the White Sox. Chris Sale was trying to become the American League’s first 10-game winner. And three straight singles, none of them particularly thumped, gave Sale a lead before his first pitch, and Pelfrey the pickle of facing the middle of the White Sox order with runners on.
“I thought my stuff was good,” Pelfrey said. “I was just thinking, ‘Where’s this luck that I need? I’m gonna need some luck here.'”
Few would’ve liked Pelfrey’s chances going into Saturday’s game. As he stared into the jam, fewer would’ve figured he’d be getting a beer shower after a 7-4 Detroit win, having outpitched Sale.
The way Pelfrey’s recent starts had gone, maybe he was due.
“This game is weird sometimes, I think, the way it works out,” Pelfrey shrugged.
Pelfrey had put a lot of work into trying to turn his fortunes. Whatever value goes with pitcher wins, he wasn’t giddy about the Tigers’ 3-7 record …
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