Although his team is in first place, Jim Leyland has a major decision to make -- and a dilemma to resolve.
        With the return of Jeremy Bonderman on Monday night, the Tigers now have six starting pitchers -- and there is only room for five in the starting rotation.
        Somebody has got to go -- to the bullpen, to Toledo, or wherever.
        It could be Armando Galarraga, who pitched reasonably well in Monday’s opener after a rocky first inning. Galarraga, who has suddenly grown timid and is winless in his last eight starts, got a tongue-lashing on the mound Monday from Leyland, who warned him, “If you’re going to pitch to try to miss the bat, I’ll get somebody else.”
        It could be Dontrelle Willis, who starts against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Another walk-filled woeful performance like his last one, and Willis could be history.
        It could even be Bonderman, who struggled with a mediocre 88-89 mph fastball on Monday in his  first appearance on a major league mound in more than a year, serving up home runs in each of the first three innings. “He wasn’t very good,” Leyland admitted.
        When will Leyland make that decision? “I’m in no hurry,” he told reporters after the game.
        Meanwhile, Leyland is increasingly disturbed by the Tigers’ anemic offense that settled for just two hits in Monday night’s 6-1 loss to the White Sox.
        Afterwards, Leyland called some of his team’s at-bats “sickening,” and described his hitters’ efforts as “pathetic.” It was, the manager admitted, “maybe the worst of the year.”
        Solving that situation may prove much more difficult than arranging his pitching staff.