Phoenix — Kody Clemens was 4-for-34 when he stepped to the plate in the sixth inning of a 3-3 game Saturday night. There were two runners on and he was facing Arizona Diamondbacks lefty Joe Mantiply.
Clemens is a left-handed hitter and had only five at-bats against lefties in his brief time in the big leagues. Mantiply, on the other hand, had never allowed a home run to a left-handed hitter in 96 games.
Guess what happened.
Clemens launched a 1-2 curveball into the seats in right field, his first major-league home run, breaking the tie and sending the Tigers to a 6-3 win over Arizona, their second straight at Chase Field.