Means (5-4) was tagged with the loss Thursday against the Tigers after allowing six runs on eight hits and a walk across 4.1 innings, fanning three.
Means was coming off back-to-back starts allowing just one earned run, but his issues with the long ball resurfaced in this one, as he gave up three homers and now has given up at least two long balls in six of his last nine starts. The southpaw saw his ERA climb to 3.21 following this outing, but it's worth noting his recent solid performances look like outliers -- he has given up at least four runs in three of his last five starts.