Detroit — After the Detroit Tigers made three physical errors and a couple of mental ones in the 4-3 loss on Friday, manager Ron Gardenhire took a page out of Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s book.
He told his players to go home and don’t come back any earlier than 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Game time was 6:10.
“Just regroup,” he said. “We needed a break from this long summer. I know Maddon has done it a few times, just to give them a mental break.”
The show-and-go approach seemed to work. Or maybe it was the emotional farewell tribute to Victor Martinez — who rolled an infield single in the final at-bat of his splendid 16-year career.