Detroit – He knew he was going to get booed. He was probably booing himself. But he also knew he had to do what he did.
Right-hander Matt Manning walked Cavan Biggio with two outs in the sixth inning. In just his third start after missing more than two months with a broken bone in his foot, he was at 91 pitches and the Tigers were clinging to a two-run lead.
Manager AJ Hinch bolted out of the dugout to make a pitching change.
Most of the 30,621 fans at Comerica Park Saturday booed.