Atlanta — Bases loaded, nobody out, Tigers down 5-2 in the eighth inning Saturday. The Tigers chances of stealing a wild-card spot teetering. A loss would reduce their tragic number to two, and possibly one pending the outcome of the Blue Jays-Red Sox game.
The Braves brought in right-handed reliever Chaz Roe, who possesses a nasty, Frisbee slider.
He struck out Miguel Cabrera for the first out. J.D. Martinez, who had struck out three times already in the game, hit a hard shot in the hole at shortstop. Looked like two runs were coming home.
But Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson made a quick dive to his right, snared the ball, got up quick and started an inning-ending, knife-in-the-gut, 6-4-3 double play.