Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch — playing chess with Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde — put himself in a perfect position in the eighth inning, trailing by one run. He played all the right cards.
But the Tigers still lost, 5-3, in Sunday's series finale at Comerica Park.
Left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve allowed a solo home run to Jorge Mateo in the top of the ninth inning, which put the Orioles ahead by two runs. The Tigers (10-17) dropped six of seven games in the season series with the Orioles, and they have lost 12 of 14 games against teams from the American League East.