WASHINGTON -- The Tigers had received an update from Major League Baseball clarifying aspects of the slide rule at second base before Tuesday's win and Anthony Gose's attempt at breaking up a double play on the go-ahead run brought it into the limelight.
"I just got an email recently making that clear," manager Brad Ausmus said.
Tuesday's rally became a live demonstration of it.
With the bases loaded, one out and the score tied at 3 in the sixth inning on Tuesday, Andrew Romine hit a ground ball to the right side that Daniel Murphy fired to shortstop Danny Espinosa at second in hopes of starting an inning-ending double play.