Tigers' Hopes Lie With Poised Porcello

by Ed PriceFiled under: Tigers, Twins, AL CentralIf the Tigers are going to pop champagne, they will need help from someone who is not allowed to drink it. Detroit will start 20-year-old Rick Porcello in Tuesday night's one-game playoff at Minnesota for the AL Central title. But Porcello has already shown he is far from an ordinary 20. "Oof," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said recently. "He's a nice pitcher. He's just got really good stuff. He's got a great sinker, slider. And you know what, quick arm action. A little deception to him. His ball moves all over the place." Porcello is 14-9 with a 4.04 ERA in 30 starts, and this will be his third start out of four against Minnesota, against whom he is 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA this year.Tigers' Hopes Lie With Poised Porcello originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments