What could Al Avila have done differently during his seven years as Tigers general manager? What can a new GM do that might end eight years of playoff-exile for a baseball team from Detroit? Begin with Avila as his Wednesday dismissal is dissected following 20 years in the Tigers front office: He was a natural choice when then-owner Mike Ilitch decided seven years ago this month that Dave Dombrowski had taken the Tigers as far as he could.
DETROIT – Rookie Oscar Gonzalez knocked in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to five games, beating the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Thursday. Gonzalez’s hit off Gregory Soto (2-7) allowed the Guardians to escape after they squandered a two-run lead in the ninth. Cleveland is 9-2 in extra innings.
Guardians second. Andres Gimenez singles to right center field. Oscar Gonzalez grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Harold Castro.
No | Player | Pos |
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70 | P | |
63 | P | |
37 | P | |
67 | P | |
68 | P | |
36 | P | |
51 | P | |
50 | P | |
40 | P | |
77 | P | |
55 | P | |
25 | P | |
12 | P | |
58 | P | |
38 | P | |
29 | P | |
65 | P | |
56 | P | |
19 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
15 | C | |
13 | C | |
34 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
28 | SS | |
24 | 1B | |
46 | 3B | |
30 | 2B | |
9 | SS | |
21 | 2B | |
53 | 1B | |
7 | 2B |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
60 | CF | |
48 | RF | |
31 | CF | |
17 | RF | |
22 | LF |