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Tigers send Martinez out with a spirited performance, top Royals

Detroit — After the Detroit Tigers made three physical errors and a couple of mental ones in the 4-3 loss on Friday, manager Ron Gardenhire took a page out of Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s book.

He told his players to go home and don’t come back any earlier than 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Game time was 6:10.

“Just regroup,” he said. “We needed a break from this long summer. I know Maddon has done it a few times, just to give them a mental break.”

The show-and-go approach seemed to work.