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Detroit Tigers Rookie Does Something Not in Last 22 Years of Team History in Debut

The Detroit Tigers lost to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night but rookie Bryan Sammons did his part to keep his team in the game

Brady Farkas

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Bryan Sammons (62) delivers in his MLB debut in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park on July 29. inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park on July 29.
Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Bryan Sammons (62) delivers in his MLB debut in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park on July 29. inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park on July 29. / David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports
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The Detroit Tigers lost to the Cleveland Guardians 8-4 on Monday night but Tigers rookie Bryan Sammons did his part to keep his team in the game.

The rookie, who was making his major league debut in the appearance, tossed 7.1 innings in relief after coming in in the first inning. He allowed five runs on four hits, walked one and struck out five. He threw 96 pitches in his relief effort, making Tigers history in his debut.

Per @TigersPR:

Bryan Sammons' 7.1 innings pitched tonight is the most by a Tigers pitcher in his Major League debut since Andy Van Hekken threw a complete game shutout on September 3, 2002 vs. Cleveland.

The 29-year-old was drafted in the eighth round of the 2017 draft out of Western Carolina. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins and has gone 36-37 in his minor league career.

He's 6-5 this year at Triple-A Toledo with a 4.18 ERA and now he can officially say he's a big leaguer.

The Tigers are 52-56 this year which is disappointing considering they invested in guys like Kenta Maeda, Jack Flaherty and Mark Canha in the offseason. They were hoping to accelerate their rebuild in the American League Central but instead are in fourth place. They look like sellers ahead of the trade deadline, which comes up just hours from now.

The Tigers will play the Guardians again on Tuesday afternoon with first pitch coming at 1:10 p.m. ET. Gavin Williams (CLE) will pitch against Tyler Holton (DET).

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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