ATLANTA — At the end of a long road trip, after snapping a lengthy losing streak in New York, finally winning a series in Baltimore and almost winning a second straight at SunTrust Park on Sunday afternoon, Joe Jimenez was quick.
How did it feel to take the loss with another late-inning struggle?
“Tough,” Jimenez said. “Just that. Tough.”
Did things speed up on him when committing a game-deciding throwing error in the bottom of the eighth inning?
“I don’t know,” Jimenez said. “Maybe.”
How much did Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson’s success this series factor into walking him, putting the the go-ahead run on base almost immediately after the Tigers hit back-to-back home runs to tie the game?