The Detroit News Comments Jose Alvarez throws during a spring training game in February. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press) Detroit Left-hander Jose Alvarez will make his major league debut on Sunday as an 11th-hour fill-in starter for Anibal Sanchez as the Tigers go for a three-game sweep of the Indians. First pitch at Comerica Park is 1:08 p.m. Pitching for Toledo, Alvarez leads the International League with 76 strikeouts and ranks second with a 2.42 ERA. Sanchez has stiffness in his right shoulder and is not expected to miss any more starts. Justin Masterson (8-4, 3.57 ERA) starts for the Indians, who have fallen 4.5 games behind the first-place Tigers in the American League...
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