Detroit — Drama devils that they so often can be, the Tigers turned what could have been a no-sweat triumph into a suspense thriller Saturday at Comerica Park before they beat the Mariners, 4-3, in the first game of a doubleheader.
Jose Iglesias’ two-run homer in the sixth, and two RBI singles from rookie catcher Grayson Greiner, melded with six-plus innings of sturdy work by starter Matthew Boyd to give the Tigers a victory on a day they outhit Seattle, 12-4, and might easily have won by a bunch.
They got a likely game-saving catch — although it didn’t appear to be a catch — from JaCoby Jones in the ninth when, with one out and one on, he made a diving, sliding stab of Ryon Healy’s short, sinking liner.