58 Doug Fister, SP

Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister, who allowed two runs and struck out seven his last time out, was hit hard but did not factor in the decision of Sunday's 11-8 loss to the Rangers.

Fister, who made his ninth start of the season, surrendered a sacrifice fly in the second and four runs in the fourth, including a two-run double to Adrian Beltre. The right-hander was charged with five runs and nine hits over 4 2/3 innings of work. He struck out three and walked one.

Fister has allowed 10 runs -- nine earned -- over his last 7 2/3 innings of work away from home. He is scheduled to make his next start Saturday at home against the Twins. He went 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA in four starts against Minnesota last season.

Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister turned in another stellar performance as he struck out seven and secured his fifth win of the season Tuesday night against the Astros.

Fister (5-1), who made his eighth start, surrendered two runs in a 35-pitch second inning, including a run-scoring double to J.D. Martinez. He allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings of work in a 6-2 victory.

Fister has not allowed more than three runs in four starts at home. He has also struck out 15 over his last two starts at home. The right-hander improved his ERA to 3.06 after his seven-strikeout performance Tuesday.

He is scheduled to take the hill Sunday night at Texas. He is 1-1 with a 3.13 ERA in four starts away from Comerica Park but was shelled for nine runs -- eight earned -- in 4 1/3 innings in his last start at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington last season.

Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister ran into trouble early Thursday against the Nationals on the way to his first loss of the season.

Fister allowed three runs in the first inning and two more in the second, and he was pulled after three innings. He was charged with four earned runs on eight hits while walking one batter. He got out of the third inning with relative ease, allowing just one hit, but was replaced by a reliever to begin the fourth.

He threw 74 pitches, 50 of them for strikes. Fister struck out four batters and was tagged with the loss in a 5-4 final. His record is 4-1 and his ERA jumped to 3.14. 

Fister is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday against the Astros.