Six weeks ago, Anibal Sanchez's major league career was in jeopardy. The right-hander had a 9.00 ERA in 11 relief outings, having allowed nine homers in 21 innings. With a $16.8 million salary, the Detroit Tigers were doing everything they could to keep him on the roster, but time was running out. In a last roll of the dice, Sanchez agreed to go to Triple-A Toledo on May 19 to work back into shape as a starting pitcher. It wasn't an overwhelming success -- he had a 4.60 ERA in four starts -- but when Matt Boyd lost his spot in the rotation, the Tigers turned to the 33-year-old Sanchez. Thus far, it has paid off. Sanchez gave up three runs on four hits and a walk in 6 1/3 innings of Detroit's 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=370701206
