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Anibal looks like Anibal of old against Twins
- Updated: August 24, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — After a shaky start to the season for the second year in a row, Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez has finally turned the page and started to look like his old dominant self in the last month. He stayed the course in Tuesday night’s 8-3 victory over the Twins, allowing three runs in seven innings for his fourth quality start in his last five outings.
“I think with every good outing he has, whether it’s at home or on the road, it’s a building block for him, because he had such a rough go last year and he got off to a rough start this year,” said manager Brad Ausmus. “I think they all kind of build on each other.
“And it doesn’t hurt to get the monkey off your back on the road.”
Regarding that monkey, Sanchez had not thrown a quality start away from Comerica Park this season before Tuesday night. He had gone 2-7 with an 8.12 ERA away, compared with a 4-5 record and 3.92 ERA at home. In his last road start, he allowed eight runs in four innings to the …
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