The Tigers survived a no-hit bid by the Phillies’ Zack Wheeler and came back to take a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. Alex Lange couldn’t hold it, as everything is going bad in a hurry, and the Tigers were swept out of Philly by a score of 3-2 on Thursday night.
The Tigers went with the opener strategy in this one, trying to take a little heat off of Reese Olson and get him into the flow of the game before facing the toughest part of Philly’s order. It went pretty well, as Tyler Holton struck out leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber, walked Nick Castellanos, and then got Bryce Harper to ground into a 3-6-1 double play to end the first.