On Friday night, the Tigers and Indians were in a 1-1 tie heading into the eighth inning. Joe Jimenez pitched a scoreless eighth using only 13 pitches. Shane Greene, who has been streaky all year, entered the ninth and gave up a game-winning three-run homer.
On Tuesday night, with the Tigers beating the Twins 2-1 heading into the seventh, Ron Gardenhire chose not to use Joe Jimenez, and instead turned to a mix of Louis Coleman and Warwick Saupold. The latter gave up what would be the game-winning hit: a grand slam.