WASHINGTON — Two underrated moments from the Detroit Tigers' 8-6 win over the Washington Nationals in Friday's series opener took place in the first and third innings, both courtesy of Nick Maton.
Maton, batting .155 in 39 games this season, drew crucial two-out walks in those innings. The walks kept the innings alive and led to two hits from Akil Baddoo; those two hits produced four runs for the Tigers.
The two walks were deeper than that, though.
"It was a good sign because he knows exactly what's going to happen when he gets up there," Tigers manager A.