Jul 1, 2008
Tigers 5, Twins 4 (6/30/08)
Categories: Tigers
Written By: Admin
Tigers outfielder Matt Joyce, called up when Magglio Ordonez was placed on the DL on Sunday, was surrounded by media after Monday’s game. His undershirt was a victim of the postgame spread, sullied with a gob of barbeque sauce.
The rookie might have gotten himself into a sticky situation after the game, but he removed his team from one during it, getting a pinch-hit RBI triple in the eighth inning to tie the game at 4, and scoring the winning run one batter later on Curtis Granderson’s single.
Joel Zumaya pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the save — closer Todd Jones had pitched on consecutive days and needed a break — and the Tigers prevailed, 5-4.
