ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nomar Mazara led off the 10th inning with a home run just inside the right field foul pole, giving the Texas Rangers a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers Wednesday afternoon at Globe Life Park.
After pitching a scoreless ninth inning, Tigers reliever Warwick Saupold came back out for the 10th. His second pitch, an 88 mph fastball, was up and in and crushed by Mazara. The only question was if it would stay fair. It di.d
With the exception of Saupold, it was otherwise a good day for the 2018 Toledo Mud Hens alumni club: left fielder Mikie Mahtook tripled in his first at-bat back since being recalled; second baseman Pete Kozma homered in his first at-bat as a Tiger; and left-handed reliever Blaine Hardy contributed two strong innings of relief.