Oct 06 8:25p by Eamonn Brennan
Joe Nathan got himself in some early trouble in the top of the ninth. He allowed the aforementioned Ramon Santiago bunt single before Curtis Granderson singled to right and moved pinch-runner Adam Everett all the way to third. There were no outs.
Then Nathan got a semi-lucky strikeout on a called third strike (the outside-in curveball was probably six inches outside the zone) on Placido Polanco. Then, Magglio Ordonez crushed what looked like a surefire base hit; instead, it went straight to Orlando Cabrera who caught it and doubled a diving Curtis Granderson off first. And just like that, inning over.
Joe Nathan’s celebration was a fist-pumping impression of Tiger Woods. Can you blame him?
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Miracle Double Play Ends Tigers Bid in Top of Ninth
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