For most of Sunday afternoon’s series-concluding matchup with the Twins, things looked bleak. Bailey Ober dominated the scuffling Tigers’ lineup, and Jack Flaherty leaked a pair of early runs before settling into his outing. However, Javier Báez provided a spark that led to an eighth-inning rally as the Cardiac Cats came back to win and split the series 4-3.
Flaherty fell victim to your standard command issues early in his outing. A few loose pitches in the first inning led to a scoring opportunity, but he was able to carve up Willi Castro to escape. The Tigers got a leadoff double to the wall in left field from Riley Greene in the bottom half, but the heart of the order could only put the ball in play weakly.