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Tigers throw Gardy a going-away party, rally late to beat the Indians

Detroit – The games must go on.

Just a couple of hours after saying goodbye to manager Ron Gardenhire, who announced his retirement Saturday afternoon, effective immediately, the Tigers erupted for four runs in the bottom of the eighth to beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 at Comerica Park.

The win, the 500th career victory for interim manager Lloyd McClendon, snapped the Tigers' three-game losing streak.

Stymied for the first seven innings, the Tigers sent nine hitters to the plate in the eighth.

Harold Castro, who drove in the first run with a two-out double in the first inning, got it started with a walk against reliever Phil Maton.