It was a strike. But it was borderline, Abreu missed the spot terribly, and Maldy didn't catch the ball Those pitches are typically called balls
Spoiler Brantley(shoulder discomfort) Castro(knee discomfort) Diaz(groin discomfort) Pressly(neck discomfort) Yordan(both hands discomfort) Verlander(calf discomfort)
Glad JV didn't try to pitch through it. Take a couple of weeks off, come back strong. No idea what the FO will do, they may just put Javier back in the rotation, but a Hunter Brown callup makes too much sense right now.