Detroit – This game can be a kick in the pants. Even on a good day.
Tyler Nevin gave the Tigers some life, hitting a pinch-hit, three-run home run in a four-run sixth inning Saturday night. It was his first career pinch-hit homer and it helped reduced a 6-0 deficit to 6-4.
Unfortunately for the Tigers, that’s how the game ended. And minutes after the Orioles secured the 6-4 win and a split of the doubleheader, Nevin was called into manager AJ Hinch’s office and told he’d been optioned back to Triple-A Toledo.
“I can’t argue with it being 2 for 21,” Nevin said.