Detroit — Maybe AJ Hinch just wanted to go hang out with kids on Father's Day.
Or maybe — and perhaps more likely — he was arguing balls and strikes with the umpire behind home plate, who ran Hinch out of the game in the third inning of the Tigers' 7-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
It's Detroit's second consecutive win on the heels of losing six straight and the first time all season the team has scored five or more runs in back-to-back games.
The majority of the Tigers' offensive output came early and all at once, as Robbie Grossman sent a three-run shot over the right-field wall in the first inning to give his team a lead.