Michael Fulmer allows three runs, two earned, in 8 2/3 innings Thursday afternoon as Detroit beats Kansas City 7-3. Fulmer did not allow a run until the ninth inning, and did not allow a home run in the game. He has now allowed just four home runs in 101 2/3 innings. That will keep him best in the majors among ERA qualifiers at 0.35 HR per nine innings.
Fulmer did change his pitch mix this season, throwing more sinking fastballs and fewer four-seam fastballs. His ground ball and fly ball rates stayed about the same, but the number of fly balls going for home runs is down. Whatever the reason, Fulmer is bucking the trend of higher home run rates.
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