DETROIT — A bona-fide pitcher’s duel broke out at Comerica Park Thursday night.
Texas’ veteran left-hander Martin Perez and Tigers’ rookie righty Beau Brieske traded zeros for five-plus innings. Perez was keeping the Tigers off balance with a mix of change-ups, sinkers and cutters. Brieske limited the Rangers to three singles, expertly locating sliders and change-ups off mid-90s four-seam fastballs.
The rookie won the battle. But the Rangers won the war.