Tigers’ costly rundown a case of bad angles

DETROIT — Casey McGehee’s eighth-inning ground ball looked like it had eyes the way it meandered through the Mets’ infield. Unfortunately, the Tigers didn’t have eyes at all the right angles to see it.

It was a potential go-ahead single that ended with a rundown to keep the game tied. But to those involved, it was a rare case of good luck gone bad, and a costly out in Sunday’s 3-1 Tigers loss to the Mets.

“It’s not on anybody,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “It’s not [a play] that happens often.”

Ironically, the eighth-inning rally that set up the hit began with a piece of aggressive baserunning. J.D. Martinez fought out of an 0-2 count against Addison Reed to hit a line drive into right field. From the moment Martinez saw the ball land, he sped up thinking extra bases.

Essentially, Martinez tested right fielder Curtis Granderson’s arm, and ended up with a double.

“At that point, with two outs, that’s the time you have to take your chances,” Martinez said. “We have to get a guy in scoring position right away. That’s what I was doing right there.”

With first base open, Reed intentionally walked Justin Upton. McGehee hit a chopper that first baseman James …

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