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Ron Washington’s More Lucky Than Good, Still 3-3 After 8
Ron Washington just ordered one of the more unorthodox moves in postseason history.
With the score 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Washington summoned Mike Adams from the bullpen to start the inning.
That wasn’t unorthodox at all. Adams has been pitching scoreless eighths for years.
And Adams retired Ryan Raburn, leading off, on a routine grounder to shortstop.
Which brought up Miguel Cabrera.
He bats right-handed. Adams throws right-handed. Hitting home runs in Detroit isn’t easy.
Washington ordered Adams to walk Cabrera.
With one out.
And nobody on base.
And it very nearly blew up in his face, because Victor Martinez slapped a single to right field and Cabrera scooted to third base and Delmon Young lifted a fly to fairly deep right field, but down the line.
But it didn't blow up in his face, because Nelson Cruz set up perfectly for the catch, gathered the baseball, and uncorked an absolutely beautiful throw home, in plenty of time for Mike Napoli to tag the tagging-up Cabrera.
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