Tigers, Tyler Holton befuddled by sudden damage inflicted on his four

Kansas City, Mo. – Sometimes this game doesn’t make any sense.

There is nothing intrinsically different about Tyler Holton’s four-seam fastball. If anything, he’s throwing it a tick firmer, at 92 mph. The shape, the spin, the extension – it’s the same pitch that limited hitters to a .174 slugging percentage with no home runs last season.