Detroit pitcher Drew Smyly fired four pristine innings of relief during the Tigers' 8-3 victory over the Yankees Friday. Smyly retired all 12 batters he faced after replacing Doug Fister for the start of the sixth inning and finished with five strikeouts. He was also credited with a save.
Smyly bounced back from his first outing of the season in which he gave up two runs in 1 1/3 innings at Minnesota on opening day. He labored for 42 pitches in that first appearance, but needed just 50 pitches to complete his sharp outing against New York.