Jack Flaherty, A.J. Hinch Shoot Straight About Recent Command Issues
Jack Flaherty struggles with command as Tigers drop another game. His recent stretch is raising concerns.
The frustration is building for Jack Flaherty , and it is no longer something he can shake off once he leaves the mound. After another uneven outing in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-4 loss to the Texas Rangers , Flaherty made it clear just how much his recent struggles are weighing on him. The right-hander is searching for answers, and right now, they are not coming easily.
Jack Flaherty Struggles Center Around Command Issues Flaherty’s biggest issue is not stuff. It is control. Across his last three starts, the Tigers starter has battled stretches where he simply cannot find the strike zone.
Those lapses have turned manageable innings into damaging ones, often in a matter of a few pitches. “You just lose it for three hitters and it’s just like, agonizing, it’s frustrating,” Flaherty said via the Detroit News. “It probably pisses you off, because it’s — I’m losing sleep over it every single day, trying to figure out what goes on in that little bit right there where we end up walking three guys in a row.
” That exact scenario played out again Friday night. After giving up a home run in the third inning, Flaherty issued three straight walks, putting Detroit in a hole it could not climb out of. A Costly Stretch Sinks Detroit Flaherty’s final line told the story.