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- Updated: September 23, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — While discussion continues on whether the intentional walk should be made automatic, without the need to throw the actual pitches, the Tigers are glad Twins reliever Pat Light still had to do it. They picked up an insurance run out of it.
“It doesn’t happen very often,” manager Brad Ausmus said after the Tigers’ 9-2 win over the Twins on Thursday afternoon at Target Field. “But honestly, that’s why I hope they don’t change that rule, because it does happen from time to time.”
In fairness, Erick Aybar was already at a 3-1 count by the time the Twins decided to put him on with first base open in the ninth. Light’s 2-1 pitch, a breaking ball, skipped off catcher Juan Centeno and off to the Tigers’ dugout, …
