West Sacramento, Calif. – It has to be confusing, even for Charlie Morton, who in his 18 big-league seasons has seen and done just about everything there is to do in the game. Sometimes, though, baseball doesn’t follow logical order.

“I think my stuff should’ve allowed me to pitch a lot better than I did,” he said after his five-inning outing in the Tigers’ 7-6, 10-inning loss Tuesday. “You’d think I would’ve had a better outcome.

“I was throwing strikes, my stuff was good, I was getting swing and miss and usually when that happens, the outcome is OK.”

His ledger shows he gave up seven hits and five earned runs, the big blow a two-out, three-run homer by Jacob Wilson in the first inning. But it also shows he punched out seven, worked around a few defensive misplays and got 12 whiffs

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