A deeper examination of a pitching masterpiece by Tigers' Casey Mize

[ASFN Admin]

Apr. 13—HOUSTON — Eight of Casey Mize's first 11 pitches Monday night were balls. He walked Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman and was staring at Yordan Alvarez and Carlos Correa, the Astros' Nos. 4 and 5 hitters. Three batters in and already things were teetering. Catcher Grayson Greiner took off his mask, called timeout and walked to the mound. "I went out there and said, 'Hey, your last five ...

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