The News' Andrew Graham gives his quick takes on the Tigers' 6-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday:
To borrow from one Larry David, that two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth inning was pretty, pretty good. And it saved what might’ve otherwise been a quietly bad offensive night for Detroit.
Because entering that inning, absent Colt Keith’s two-run homer in the bottom of the first, Detroit had managed two hits and not much else on offense. But sometimes all it takes is a trickle to start eventually breaking the dam. Against the Athletics on Tuesday, it began with Zach McKinstry working a two-out walk.
Then Spencer Torkelson ripped a single back up the middle and McKinstry advanced to third. Then manager AJ Hinch pinch hit Ben Malgeri for James Outman, and the chess move panned out. Malgeri delivered an RBI double — make sure to watch the video of it below — moving Torkelson to third and easily scoring McKinstry.
Then Matt Vierling doubled, scoring Malgeri and Torkelson as Detroit opened up a 5-1 lead, quickly becoming 6-1 on a Kevin McGonigle single that scored Vierling.
To borrow from one Larry David, that two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth inning was pretty, pretty good. And it saved what might’ve otherwise been a quietly bad offensive night for Detroit.
Because entering that inning, absent Colt Keith’s two-run homer in the bottom of the first, Detroit had managed two hits and not much else on offense. But sometimes all it takes is a trickle to start eventually breaking the dam. Against the Athletics on Tuesday, it began with Zach McKinstry working a two-out walk.
Then Spencer Torkelson ripped a single back up the middle and McKinstry advanced to third. Then manager AJ Hinch pinch hit Ben Malgeri for James Outman, and the chess move panned out. Malgeri delivered an RBI double — make sure to watch the video of it below — moving Torkelson to third and easily scoring McKinstry.
Then Matt Vierling doubled, scoring Malgeri and Torkelson as Detroit opened up a 5-1 lead, quickly becoming 6-1 on a Kevin McGonigle single that scored Vierling.
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