TORONTO — Detroit Tigers third baseman Ryan Kreidler and catcher Eric Haase threw their hands in the air simultaneously while Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. jogged to home plate.
Manager A.J. Hinch bounced out of the dugout for a conversation with third base umpire Erich Bacchus. The Tigers were charged with obstruction, as determined by the umpire, which allowed the Blue Jays to even the score in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game at the Rogers Centre.
The obstruction call changed the scoreboard but didn't deter the Tigers. What hurt the Tigers was right-handed reliever Trey Wingenter's inability to dominate the strike zone in the ninth inning.