The Detroit Tigers lost a heartbreaker on Friday night and got to watch the Boston Red Sox punch their ticket to the MLB Postseason — something that's eluded A.J. Hinch's club for what feels like the better part of a month.
The Red Sox won Friday's game in walk-off fashion and then celebrated their return to the playoffs. Detroit took a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning, only to watch Boston score one run in three consecutive innings, including a walk-off triple courtesy of Ceddane Rafaela.
Now before you go and blame the bullpen once again — and they certainly deserve some heat — the Tigers' bats that fell asleep at the wheel with a golden opportunity earlier in the game.