Minneapolis — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire had the perfect angle on it. Looking from the Tigers dugout at Target Field Tuesday night, he had a direct view of James McCann’s shortened swing at a fastball on the outer edge of the plate and at the trajectory of the ball as it sliced into the right field corner, plating what proved to be the winning runs.
“He stayed on the ball,” Gardenhire said. “He shortened his swing and was just trying to put the ball in play — which he will tell you he tries to do a lot.