Already this season, the Detroit Tigers have come back to win five games when trailing after seven innings.
Number five, a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on a hot Friday night, came courtesy of an ex-Tiger. Bruce Rondón, who squandered a second straight sweet start from Reynaldo López, hosted a woeful eighth inning that keyed Motown’s comeback this time around.
The White Sox were up 3-0 by the fourth inning, and still held a 4-2 advantage after seven. But once López yielded to Rondon, the Bengal bats came alive. José Iglesias led off with a double, and after a JaCoby Jones K, Leonys Martin singled Iglesias in to draw Detroit within one.