That was just one of those games, you know? The kind where your heart rate’s through the roof the whole time. The Tigers just flat out refused to quit Saturday, pulling off comeback after comeback and then dropping an absolute bomb of a rally in the eighth inning to snatch an 11-7 victory from the Colorado Rockies at Comerica Park. It was easily one of the wilder games of the season, full of missed chances, stirring rallies, and then, boom, another disappointment, only to do it all over again.
Rookie Sears Gets a Rude Welcome
Rockies rookie left-hander Andrew Sears got a quick lesson on big league life right out of the gate, facing Tigers right-hander Tanner Gordon. Jake McCarthy lined one off Sears on the very first pitch of the game, though Kevin McGonigle was right there for the ricochet and fired McCarthy out anyway. Sears walked Hunter Goodman later, and TJ Rumfield ripped a double to left, but Goodman had to hold at third. Sears managed to escape that jam, fanning Cole Carrigg with a good fastball up.
The Tigers didn’t fare much better early on. McGonigle singled in the bottom of the first, but Hao-Yu Lee, Colt Keith, and Riley Greene couldn’t get anything going. Sears even tossed a quick 1-2-3 second inning, flashing a 96 mph fastball while striking out Jordan Beck. The home team blew a golden chance in the second, too. Eduardo Valencia kicked it off with a double, and then Spencer Torkelson singled and Brett Callahan walked to load the bases. But a double play ball off John Peck’s bat just killed the inning dead. Then the Rockies really put the hurt on in the third. Sears hit McCarthy and gave up a single to Connor Norby. Hunter Goodman, after working a full count, absolutely turned on an inside Sears fastball and mashed it out to left for a three-run bomb. Just like that, it was 3-0 Rockies.
Tigers Won’t Say Die
But this Tigers squad? They don’t quit. McGonigle immediately answered back in the bottom of the third with a solo shot, his 17th homer of the season! Lee and Keith flew out, but Greene ripped a single to center, and Valencia followed with a line drive to left, putting two guys on. Max Clark stepped up and came through with a single through the right side to score Greene. It looked like Torkelson might have even had a homer to tie it, but McCarthy pulled it back at the fence. Still, it was 3-2 Rockies, and the Tigers were in it.
The Rockies stretched their lead again in the fourth, though. Jordan Beck singled with one out, and Adeal Amador hammered a double to bring him in, making it 4-2. Sears was teetering for a second there, but he battled back, striking out Ezequiel Tovar and getting McCarthy to pop out. The Tigers kept coming in the bottom of the fourth, though, with Callahan leading off with a double. John Peck and McGonigle both struck out after that, with McGonigle taking a called strike three. Then Hao-Yu Lee came through with an opposite field doub…
And that’s where the feed cuts off! Unbelievable. You know this game was wild from start to finish with the Tigers constantly battling back. That huge rally in the eighth must’ve been absolutely epic, given how relentless they were even early on. You can just tell this team has some serious grit. What a fight!
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Originally reported by Bless You Boys.
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