NBC on Yahoo SportsTigers beat A's on Rajai Davis' walk-off grand slam
Sean Doolittle has been mostly untouchable this season, but he has suddenly blown back-to-back save chances for the Athletics. And this latest one resulted in a dramatic victory for the Tigers.
Doolittle was handed a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning tonight, but he gave up back-to-back singles to get into some quick trouble. He bounced back to strike out Eugenio Suarez swinging, but then walked Austin Jackson to load the bases. This is notable, as Doolittle had walked just one batter in 39 innings this season coming into Monday’s action.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Davis and Alan Trammell (1988) are the only players in Tigers history to hit a walk-off grand slam while trailing by three runs. Appropriately enough, Trammell was on hand for tonight’s game, as the Tigers were honoring the 30th anniversary of the 1984 World Series champions.
