Detroit – Tigers manager AJ Hinch wasn’t around to see the end of this one. At least not from the bench. He missed some drama.
After being no-hit for seven innings by lefty Framber Valdez, the Tigers went into the ninth down 1-0. They strung three straight singles off closer Ryan Pressly, with Javier Báez's broken bat dunker into center field tying the game.
Then rookie Parker Meadows, in his third big-league game, blasted a game-winning, three-run homer, sending the Tigers to an improbable 4-1 win over the Houston Astros Friday.
Hinch was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning after a spirited face-to-face with home plate umpire Laz Diaz.