During the next week, the 26-man roster of the Detroit Ligers played another 3 practice games with other teams in the Florida area. Coach Williams experimented with different line ups, using the matches as a testing ground to assess the team.
Ken pitched in 2 of the games, of which he only gave up a single hit and a walk. Such a result was not out of his expectation though, since many of the teams weren't using their full strength lineups.
Now that they were officially Major League players, the barrier that existed between them and their teammates all but dissolved. Originally, there was some friction between Jake and Ken thanks to the $100k bet.
However this was resolved painlessly by the end of the week. Not only did Jake pay the money, he also apologized for his behavior.
This was rather surprising to Ken, but he still accepted the apology. There was no harm done, and they would be teammates in the future, so it made no sense to hold a grudge.
