The Detroit Tigers gutted out a memorable comeback victory Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The late-inning heroics from Jeimer Candelario and Robbie Grossman provided a 8-7 win in the 11th inning at Comerica Park.
But the game could have been less stressful.
Manager AJ Hinch lined up his bullpen perfectly, thanks to three scoreless innings from starter Tarik Skubal and three innings of one-run ball from reliever Jose Urena. Protecting a 2-1 lead, Michael Fulmer was set to pitch the seventh inning, followed by Jose Cisnero in the eighth and Gregory Soto in the ninth.