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After strong start, Norris still aiming higher
- Updated: August 25, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said that left-hander Daniel Norris had his best start of the season in Thursday’s 8-5 win over the Twins at Target Field, but Norris insisted that he still didn’t have his best stuff and that he can continue to work deeper into ballgames.
“It was another one of those games where you kind of go out there without your best stuff and you’ve just got to grind through it, and that’s what we did,” Norris said. “It showed me I can go out there and compete without my best stuff and get deep into games. That’s ultimately what I want to do, and give the team a chance to win.”
Even without his best stuff, Norris pitched a season-high 6 1/3 innings and allowed two runs while striking out five without issuing a walk. He hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in all four of his starts since his Aug. 9 return from a right oblique strain, and he owns a 2.91 ERA in that span.
After noticing the aggression of the scuffling Twins’ lineup in the first two games of the series, Norris focused on establishing his fastball and …
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