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Rick Porcello got kicked around again on Wednesday night. This has become a common occurrence throughout the 2010 season. Starting against the Chicago White Sox, he only lasted 3.1 innings, allowing eight runs.  Porcello's season ERA rose from 5.25 to 6.09. Just like in most of his outings this season, he looked extremely hittable. I know that is a subjective evaluation, but this is an attribute that he did not seem to possess in 2009. Consider a look at his statistics. Going into tonight's start, opponents were hitting a whopping .315 against Porcello this year, up from .267 last year. WHIP is also up from 1.34 to 1.65, which means he is allowing a ton of base runners, and voila, runs start scoring. The Tigers have been making a flurry of roster moves the past couple weeks. One of t ...

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Article written by Dave Hampton