WASHINGTON — There was a lot for right-hander Alex Faedo to like about his performance Saturday. But it's going to take a minute before he can feel too awfully good about it.
"I think it's one of those games where you look back at it and, like, 'Damn, I feel like I probably should've won this game for the team,'" he said after going five innings in the Tigers' 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals. "There was a lot of pros and some cons to build off of. But it's one you want to have back."
It was his third start since being called up from Triple-A Toledo and he was in attack mode from the jump. Armed with a lively four-seam fastball, he pounded the strike zone — 53 strikes out of 72 pitches. His fastball was sitting 94 mph and hitting 95 and 96 regularly, especially in the first four innings.
