Live Tigers blog: Former Tiger Benoit gets 3 K's

(Photo: Carlos Osorio, AP)Seattle reliever (and former Tiger) Joaquin Benoit took the mound in the eighth and struck out three batters: James McCann, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Andrew Romine (foul-tip, nine pitch at-bat).

It's 4-4 between the Tigers and Mariners after eight innings.

Benoit brings back bad memories. Oh, we remember Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS: Benoit entered with a 5-1 lead in the eighth inning at Fenway Park and gave up a crushing grand slam to Boston's David Ortiz.

The Tigers had a 1-0 series lead and were on their way to a 2-0 stranglehold, but Benoit's mistake paved the way to Boston's comeback.

Ortiz belted Benoit's first-pitch changeup that caused Tigers right fielder Torii…