Diamondbacks 6, Tigers 4: Manning struggles and a comeback falls short

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsA wild back and forth contest didn’t quite go the Tigers way, but they showed some fight against a good team desperately trying to avoid getting swept at home. The fault in this one has to rest on Matt Manning, who really struggled early before settling into the game. From that point on it was pretty even but the Tigers couldn’t quite overtake the Diamondbacks.

There were some interesting storylines at play for both teams in this one. For the Tigers, this was about Matt Manning. With Kenta Maeda close to a return, this was Manning’s likely last shot to make a statement. He’ll get more chances, but Manning is running out of time rapidly with several Tigers…