Rally All For Nothing
The game of inches became a duel of feats for the Tigers and Royals on Wednesday night.
And with two runs off Jose Valverde in the 11th, the Royals won it, 3-2.
But only after Miguel Cabrera tied it with a home run off the foul pole in right with two outs and a 2-2 count on him in the ninth.
And only after the Tigers pulled in front on Carlos Guillen's run-scoring single in the 11th.
"We got it to our closer," said manager Jim Leyland, "but couldn't hold it."
Because, suddenly, turnabout became fair play.
Alberto Callaspo tucked the full-count, game-tying homer inside the same foul pole that Cabrera hit. Billy Butler singled to short. Rick Ankiel doubled to the gap in right-center -- and when Scott Sizemore dropped the relay for an error, pinch-runner Willie Bloomquist scored the winning run.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100408/SPORTS0104/4080416/1004/sports/Royals-3--Tigers-2-(11)--Rally-all-for-nothing#ixzz0kVuluwIU
