Kevin Gregg came in to close and didn't get anyone out.
Single, single, single, walk, walk, single; an 8-1 laugher became an 8-4 nail biter,and out he came.
Jeff Johnson gave up another run and got two outs. The sacks were still loaded and Brennan Boesch, who had been nursing a sore thumb, came off the bench to pinch hit.
He sliced one to left. With all three runners off at the crack of the bat, a hit would tie the game.
Nolan Reimold sprinted towards the corner, and grabbed that ball about a foot off the turf. No baseball miracle this day. Unless the Indians-Twins rainout at Cleveland, which kept the Tigers from possibly losing a full game in the standings, is counted.
At the end of play this afternoon, they're 2.5 up on the Indians.
At the end of play this afternoon, they're 2.5 up on the Indians.
Creeping up are the White Sox, who have won eight of their last ten, and won today (6-2 over KC) to get back to .500 at 60-60, 1.5 games in back of the Tribe.
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The Resident Managerial Genius admitted he may have managed the Tigers out of a win, by pinch-running Will Rhymes for Victor Martinez who, as the second hitter in the ninth, singled.
The Tigers batted around, and Rhymes came up in V-Mart's spot.
It was Twins manager Ron Gardenhire's easy decision to walk Miguel Cabrera and pitch to Rhymes, even though the intentional walk loaded the bases and put the tying run on.
With Martinez in the game, they pitch to Cabrera. And who knows what he might have done.
But Jim Leyland isn't Criswell and couldn't see into the future to know that the Tigers would bat around. V-Mart has a sore knee that kept him out of a couple games, and he doesn't need to be running the bases down seven.
The proper decision, but you can't help but think about what might have been in this game, especially if the Tigers finish the regular season tied for first.
"Greetings, my friends ... I predict that the Tigers will make a significant player move before tomorrow night's game ..."
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The Resident Managerial Genius admitted he may have managed the Tigers out of a win, by pinch-running Will Rhymes for Victor Martinez who, as the second hitter in the ninth, singled.
The Tigers batted around, and Rhymes came up in V-Mart's spot.
It was Twins manager Ron Gardenhire's easy decision to walk Miguel Cabrera and pitch to Rhymes, even though the intentional walk loaded the bases and put the tying run on.
With Martinez in the game, they pitch to Cabrera. And who knows what he might have done.
But Jim Leyland isn't Criswell and couldn't see into the future to know that the Tigers would bat around. V-Mart has a sore knee that kept him out of a couple games, and he doesn't need to be running the bases down seven.
The proper decision, but you can't help but think about what might have been in this game, especially if the Tigers finish the regular season tied for first.
"Greetings, my friends ... I predict that the Tigers will make a significant player move before tomorrow night's game ..."
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