Atlanta — It was another sleepless night for Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire.
“I told my wife I’m not going to bed tonight,” he said. “That’s how a manager lives.”
Still roiling around in his head was the decision to leave starting pitcher Daniel Norris in the game to face Braves rookie Austin Riley in the sixth inning Saturday. The Tigers trailed 4-3 and Norris was at 91 pitches after walking left-handed hitting Nick Markakis with one out.
Norris had gotten Riley out twice using an assortment of change-ups and breaking balls.
“Me and Andy (pitching coach Rick Anderson) kind of looked at each other and went, ‘Oh crap, here we go,’” Gardenhire said.