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The Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly among the many groups involved in Detroit Tigers beginning pitcher Michael Lorenzen, per Jon Morosi of MLB Community.
The 31-year-old has gone 4-6 with a 3.49 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 100.2 innings over 16 begins. He served because the Tigers’ consultant within the All-Star Sport this 12 months.
The suitable-hander has caught fireplace in his final three begins, hurling 18.2 shutout innings throughout that span. He simply shut out the Kansas Metropolis Royals for seven innings Thursday en path to a 3-0 victory.
Lorenzen performed his first seven seasons with the Cincinnati Reds earlier than becoming a member of the Los Angeles Angels final 12 months. He then signed as a free agent with the Tigers final December.
He was a starter for his first season earlier than transferring right into a reduction position from 2016-2021. Lorenzen grew to become a starter once more for the Angels, going 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA (1.28 WHIP) and 85 strikeouts in 93.2 innings (18 begins).
Now he is excelling for the Tigers, who aren’t out of the AL Central race regardless of sporting a 44-52 file. They sit simply 5 video games behind the Minnesota Twins within the standings and will very nicely make a run on the division given the truth that nobody is working away with it.
However there’s clear curiosity within the impending free agent Lorenzen, who signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract this previous offseason.
We’ll see if the Tigers shoot for the playoffs or develop into sellers previous to the Aug. 1 commerce deadline quickly sufficient. For now, Lorenzen stays with Detroit, which has gone 5-2 for the reason that All-Star break.
