![]() ![]() Maton struck out twice against Clevinger. He battled until chasing a seventh-pitch fastball outside the strike zone for a swinging strikeout, stranding the runners. He was the Tigers' first runner of the game.Ī walk by Torkelson gave the Tigers two runners in scoring position for Nick Maton. White Sox right-hander Mike Clevinger retired the first 11 batters he faced before Javier Báez's triple - and hip-thrust celebration - with two outs in the fourth inning. "Having that outing tonight, knowing that I can pitch in this league, it's a big confidence boost going forward." Dueling arms Olson struck out Luis Robert in the first inning for the first strikeout of his career. First start against a team that thrives on momentum, he never really gave them momentum until the very last inning."īefore the sixth, only two hitters reached safely against Olson: Andrew Vaughn on a five-pitch walk in the second inning and Yasmani Grandal on a fielding error by first baseman Spencer Torkelson in the fifth inning. ![]() "He should take away a lot of pride that he came in and showed that he could pitch at this level. "He was calm, he was in control, he was nasty," Hinch said. His fastball averaged 95.8 mph but didn't get any whiffs. He generated 12 swings and misses (with six sliders and six changeups) while adding 16 called strikes. Olson, who threw 58 of 89 pitches for strikes, threw 34% sliders, 25% four-seam fastballs, 21% sinkers, 15% changeups and 6% curveballs. "To get through that one clean and settle in after that, and then getting through the lineup a second time, as well, was big for me." "The first inning is probably the one with the most adrenaline going," Olson said. ![]() He walked one batter and posted six strikeouts. Both runners scored on singles, from Andrew Benintendi and Eloy Jimenez, for a 2-0 White Sox lead. ![]() Right-handed reliever Will Vest entered, but couldn't escape the jam. Olson, who posted a 6.38 ERA across 36⅔ innings in 10 starts with Triple-A Toledo, gave up back-to-back hits to Romy Gonzalez and Tim Anderson to start the sixth inning. Other than that, everything was working for me." Maybe got a little tired in the sixth inning. As far as my outing, I thought I did pretty well. "It was great to have my family and a bunch of friends here to experience it with me. "It's a day I'll never forget," Olson said. He became the first Tiger to throw at least five no-hit innings in his big-league debut since Bill Slayback tossed seven no-hit innings in June 1972. TALKING TO EXPERTS: Doctors explain when Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez, Riley Greene could return from injuriesīut Olson, a right-hander, led the Tigers (26-29) by throwing a season-high 89 pitches and keeping the White Sox from scoring through five innings. STARTING SUNDAY: Tigers' Tarik Skubal to pitch Sunday in High-A Riley Greene has 'stress reaction' We needed a big hit or just advancing 90 (feet) and creating some opportunities for ourselves." "From a team perspective, we didn't push anything across when we had multiple runners on (base) in four of the nine innings," Tigers manager A.J. The offense couldn't capitalize in the big moments, finishing 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position, and the bullpen couldn't escape trouble following Olson's departure. The Tigers lost, 3-0, to the Chicago White Sox in Friday's opener of a three-game series at Guaranteed Rate Field. Making his MLB debut, the 23-year-old prospect showed the Tigers that he belonged in the rotation, replacing injured ace Eduardo Rodriguez, by taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning. View Gallery: Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox: Best photosĬHICAGO - The Detroit Tigers lost, but Reese Olson won. ![]()
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