Luplow lays out to save 6-5 win

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Excitement is back in Tom Hamilton’s voice.

Certain commenters indicated that this Crazy Gang of Misfits Just Keeps Finding Ways to WIn. It is easy to dismiss it as a goofy trope, but may I remind you that every trope exists for a reason. Sometimes they resonate with reality.

So, if There Is Just Something About This Team, then what was it tonight?

Audacity. Chutzpah is another word I offer. Not only do they manage to stay in the game, but they do it in the strangest ways.

Seriously — this team battled back to tie twice, then took the lead and held off the Tigers for a 6-5 victory. Did it take a diving catch from defensive replacement Jordan Luplow to end an…