Once Soto was hit on his left hand, Hinch called for right-hander Michael Fulmer to start warming up. It was a rough start (for him) tonight and was unfortunate.” “He’s executed and done well in that spot, so it’s always good to have that closer you have confidence in. “I mean, he’s been our closer for the longest,” Baddoo said. Soto continued by walking Francisco Mejia and Brandon Lowe to fill the bases. The Tigers had called on their unofficial closer to protect a 4-1 lead, but his “spinner slider was not the same,” Hinch said, after getting hit in the throwing hand on a come-backer from Manuel Margot, who legged out a single on the play. The rare blemish on the Tigers’ spectacular late-inning results began in the bottom of the ninth, when the American League-leading Rays loaded the bases to chase left-handed reliever Gregory Soto. ‘PEOPLE BELIEVE IN ME’: Jonathan Schoop embraces ‘different’ pressure, talks defense in 2022Ģ0/20 VISION: Will Robbie Grossman be Tigers’ first 20/20 guy since 2009? ‘God willing’ “This game started in the ninth,” Phillips said. He jumped into home plate, where his teammates greeted him for a celebration with cheers and a Gatorade bath. Phillips chucked his bat toward Tampa Bay’s dugout, extended his arms like an airplane and ran around the bases. The homer had an 106.2 mph exit velocity, 35-degree launch angle and 406 feet. It’s baseball, but we got to bounce back tomorrow and get ready to go.” “It’s a really good team over here that we’re facing, so it was definitely a tough loss. “It’s a tough loss,” Tigers rookie outfielder Akil Baddoo said. Rays outfielder Brett Phillips celebrates after hitting a walkoff home run in the 10th inning of the Tigers’ 7-4 loss on Friday, Sept.

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