Milwaukee – Manager AJ Hinch’s decision to move Nick Maton into the cleanup spot seemed curious, especially since Maton hadn’t got a hit in his last 22 at-bats and was 1 for his last 25.
"He's a really good hitter who can do a ton of damage," Hinch said before the game. "Nothing is going to shake him."
The skipper knows best. First Maton broke the slump with a bunt single in the first inning and then in the third, after the Tigers very nearly ran themselves out of a big inning, whacked a 3-1 fastball into the right-field seats, the three-run home run sending the Tigers to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, snapping their four-game losing streak.