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Despite the loss, Fulmer performs like an ace
- Updated: August 9, 2016
SEATTLE — The Tigers lately have been doing what they need to be doing. Michael Fulmer has been doing the same, and the concurrence of such events can be described as mutually beneficial.
That’s why Monday night’s outing by the Tigers’ superb rookie right-hander at Safeco Field, while technically a 3-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners that stalled Detroit’s post-All-Star break momentum, was more proof that the Tigers have a real ace to lean on during what they hope will be a lengthy postseason run.
And the main reason? He wasn’t quite as sharp as he has been but found a way to be effective.
“That shows signs of growing and maturing,” said Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who was behind the plate for Fulmer’s seven-inning, two-run start. All of the damage against Fulmer came in the second, when Nelson Cruz led off with a double, Kyle Seager shot a ground ball up the middle for an RBI single, and after a one-out walk to Leonys Martin, Mike Zunino hit a soft line-drive single to make it 2-0.
After that, Fulmer got through five innings unscathed, giving up only two more hits, both singles, one on a bunt. He finished with six strikeouts and one walk. His season ERA is …
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