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    Detroit Tigers catch up in the 7th inning and beat Oakland Athletics 2-1

    Idris Bevan Posted on

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    The Detroit Tigers were unable to complete their comeback in Friday’s game against the Oakland Athletics, but they started a comeback in Saturday’s clash and didn’t let up.

    In the seventh inning, the momentum reversed.

    The Tigers beat the Athletics 2-1 in the second of three games at the Oakland Coliseum. The one-point victory came less than 24 hours after a one-point loss in 13 innings that lasted nearly four hours. This time, the Tigers and Athletics needed just 2:23 to settle the matter.

    “We do that every day,” manager AJ Hinch told reporters in Oakland. “We’re going to reset our mood and our spirit. Our energy is outstanding after wins, after losses, after walk-offs, after tough games, maybe even after games where we didn’t play well. When you get into that reset mode, over 162, it’s going to pay off.”

    After Saturday, the Tigers (72-71) are 4½ games behind the Minnesota Twins – who have lost two straight games to the Kansas City Royals – in the race for the third and final wild-card spot in the American League, but only 19 games remain.

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    The Tigers scored both runs in the seventh inning.

    The inning began with a leadoff single by Colt Keith and climaxed with the bases loaded and no outs. The Tigers tied the game at 1-1 when Dillon Dingler hit a ground ball into a force out. The Tigers then extended their lead to 2-1 with Parker Meadows’ sacrifice fly.

    Both runs were credited to left-handed reliever TJ McFarland as unearned because the Athletics second baseman made a catching error immediately after Keith’s single that could have been a groundout – off the bat of Spencer Torkelson.

    The Tigers finished the season 0-of-10 despite having runners in scoring position.

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    The pitching plan

    Left-hander Brant Hurter was scheduled to start the Tigers’ game on Saturday.

    This plan has changed.

    Right-handed reliever Brenan Hanifee started in Hurter’s place as the opener. He retired two of the first three batters before giving way to Hurter, who ended the first inning.

    Hurter went 5⅓ innings, allowed one run on four hits and one walk, had three strikeouts and threw 67 pitches. He has a 3.00 ERA in 33 innings in seven games since his MLB debut, including six appearances as a bulk reliever.

    The Athletics scored their only run in the fifth inning on Kyle McCann’s RBI single after Hurter’s two-strike sweep. Hurter prevented further damage by striking out Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker, the two best hitters in the Athletics’ lineup.

    After Hurter, the Tigers turned to right-handed reliever Ricky Vanasco, left-handed reliever Sean Guenther and right-handed reliever Jason Foley. The Athletics threatened in the ninth inning with a one-out single by former Tiger Tyler Nevin, but Foley slammed the door.

    It was Foley’s 21st parade.

    Contact Evan Petzold at [email protected] or follow him @EvanPetzold.

    Listen to our weekly Tigers show, “Days of Roar,” every Monday afternoon on demand on freep.com, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And check out all of our podcasts and the daily speech recap at freep.com/podcasts.

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