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J.D.’s laser throw to plate secures win over Mets
- Updated: August 7, 2016
DETROIT — J.D. Martinez’s special week continued Saturday night. Three days after returning from the disabled list and hitting a pinch-hit go-ahead home run on the first pitch he saw, Martinez provided more drama.
The right fielder sealed the deal on a 6-5 Tigers win over the Mets by throwing out the potential tying run at home plate. Travis d’Arnaud singled to shallow right field off closer Francisco Rodriguez, and Jay Bruce tried to score from second base. Martinez said he was playing in and was anticipating the ball coming his way.
“I wasn’t confident that [d’Arnaud] was going to drive something over my head,” Martinez said. “So I just shaded in a little bit more than perhaps they say you should. Anticipating it was really the biggest thing.”
The play at the plate was very close, but Mets manager Terry Collins opted not to challenge the ruling. The replays showed that Bruce did not even touch home plate.
“When I got the ball, I kind of peeked up, and I didn’t think he was going to go,” Martinez said. “I kind of peeked in, I was like, ‘Oh, he’s going.’ And then I just threw it. I threw it lower than I wanted …
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