The last pitcher in the majors to give up that many hits and two earned runs or less in at least seven innings was Montreal’s John Dopson, who allowed two runs and 15 hits in 8 2-3 innings against Atlanta on July 3, 1988. Fulmer pitched his first career complete game and shutout, joining Phillies’ Zach Eflin as only rookies with a shutout in 2016.
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Ian Kinsler – Got back on track with his first home run since August 4, giving the Tigers a four-run lead at the time. The Tigers and Rangers continue their series Saturday night in Arlington, with broadcast time 7:40 p.m. on 1450 WHTC.
Texas leads the major leagues with 89 home runs since June 9.
And Fulmer wasn’t the only young player getting the job done for Detroit in Texas. The day after Matt Boyd and company blanked the Rangers 2-0, Fulmer did the same during his stint under a sun-splashed sky at Globe Life Park.The Rangers (69-50) couldn’t figure out Detroit’s pitching after Friday’s 8-5 win.
Rangers: LHP Cole Hamels (12-3, 2.89) pitches Saturday against the Tigers.
Casey McGehee had four of the Tigers’ 14 hits against Hamels.
Mitch Moreland and Carlos Beltran also homered off Sanchez.
“It’s going to happen man”, Beltran said. “Baseball is a game of ups and downs. We feel that we have a good team and we feel that we’re going to be able to bounce back”.
Fulmer is 10-3 on the season with a 2.25 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP.
“What I learned was that they were an aggressive team against him”, Fulmer, the AL rookie leader in wins, said after striking out nine – two off his career best – with no walks. He struck out nine and walked none. “I just looked to make quality pitches on 0-0 counts and early in the count and try to get grounders and weak pop-ups”. It was his 21st of the season.Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez added home runs in the seventh to break the game open.
The White Sox blew an early 4-0 lead and trailed 7-6 to start the eighth. Fulmer finished at a career-high 112 pitches, six more than his previous high.
His only 1-2-3 inning was his last one, when Hamels had consecutive strikeouts before giving up a single to Aviles and promptly picking him off first base. The extra rest paid off.The 25-year-old held the Rangers scoreless through seven innings and allowed just two hits. He gave up at least one homer for the 10th straight game, the longest single-season streak for the Rangers since reliever Joaquin Benoit in 2003. Beltre has four of the seven hits. He allowed a season-high eight runs in four-plus innings.
In the Midwest League, the Whitecaps and Lansing had their game suspended after 10 innings by rain with the score tied 5-5.
Rangers: LHP Derek Holland (left shoulder inflammation) has another rehab outing with Triple-A Round Rock on Monday and is eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list Saturday.
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James McCann drove in three runs against Darvish with a second-inning double and a two-run homer into the Tigers’ bullpen in the seventh.
