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Not Brad at all: Tigers survive after tirade
- Updated: May 17, 2016
DETROIT — The Tigers lost an eight-run lead after the first inning, then lost their manager in a fourth-inning tirade, but they rallied with a go-ahead home run from Nick Castellanos to take a 10-8 win from the Twins on Monday night at Comerica Park.
Detroit, which had lost 11 of its previous 13 games, seemingly took out its frustrations early on Twins starter Jose Berrios, scoring eight first-inning runs with six hits and four walks. But home runs from Minnesota’s Kurt Suzuki in the second inning and Miguel Sano in the third cut into the lead before a four-run fourth cut it to 8-7. A called third strike on Castellanos in the bottom half of the fourth sent Ausmus into a frenzy that saw him throw his hoodie over home plate.
• Ausmus drapes hoodie over plate after ejection
The argument might have helped save Castellanos, who was also angry with home-plate umpire Doug Eddings over the call. After J.D. Martinez dropped a two-out fly ball in the top of the seventh to complete Minnesota’s comeback, Castellanos got his revenge in the bottom half, jumping on a Pat Dean pitch to put the Tigers back in front.
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