The Detroit Tigers have acquired pitchers Doug Fister and David Pauley from the Seattle Mariners, the teams announced Saturday. In return, the Tigers sent pitcher Charlie Furbush, outfielder Casper Wells, third baseman Francisco Martinez and a player to be named later to the Mariners.
Detroit, which entered Saturday's games with a 2 1/2-game lead over Cleveland and three games over Chicago in the American League Central, bolstered both their starting and relief corps with the deal.
Fister, 27, compiled a 3.33 ERA over 21 starts for Seattle this season but only had a 3-12 record, thanks to lack of run support. The right-hander ranks last in the American League in run support average (1.97 runs).
Pauley, 28, racked up a 5-4 record with a 2.15 ERA in 39 relief appearances for Seattle this year.
The left-hander Furbush is 1-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 17 games, including two starts, for Detroit this season, while Wells, 26, appeared in 64 games with the Tigers this year before being optioned to Triple-A Toledo July 20.
