Tigers throw the game away on disastrous final play against Rays.

Just when it looked like the Detroit Tigers might blow Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, a reprieve came in the form of a tailor made double play ball.

Then the Tigers threw the ball away and lost the game anyway, because sometimes baseball likes throwing us swerves that no one could possibly predict.

The chaotic game was featured as Wednesday’s Free MLB Game of the Day on Yahoo Sports. Hopefully you were watching with us, but regardless the final play — and really the final half inning — needs to be seen again to be believed and perhaps even understood.

To set the stage, Tampa Bay had loaded the bases against Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez with nobody out in the inning. Rodriguez rebounded to strike out Steven Souza Jr. on a check-swing, which drew the ire of Souza and led to manager Kevin Cash’s ejection.

That alone was pretty chaotic. What followed though was a lot crazier and a lot more painful for Detroit.


By Mark Townsend.
Full story at Yahoo News.