DETROIT -- Given the Tigers' struggles barreling the ball during both games of Monday's doubleheader against the White Sox, a close call against Tyler Collins in the ninth inning of the 3-2 loss in the nightcap was about the last thing the club wanted.
The Detroit outfielder thought his chopper down the first-base line had moved into foul territory by the time it passed over the bag. So too, it seemed, did White Sox first baseman Mike Olt. But first-base umpire Tripp Gibson ruled the ball fair, and Olt tossed to closer David Robertson to retire Collins, who, surprised by the ruling, had barely left the batter's box.