Tigers' Clutch Comeback Beats Braves

0:00On April 30, Detroit Tigers pulled off a clutch comeback, beating the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Thursday to dodge a 3-game sweep. Glaver Torres smashed three hits and sealed the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 8th, flipping a one-run deficit into a lead they never gave back. The rally kicked off when Kerry Carpenter tripled and Matt Veerling doubled to tie at 2, walks loaded the bases and Torres delivered. Detroit piled on two more in the 9th thanks to a fielding air and Dylan Dingler's double. Tigers fans breathed easy as their squad climbed back to 500, even at 16 and 16. Braves had jumped ahead early with singles from Eli White and Mauricio Dubon, but Detroit chipped away, including Riley Greene scoring their first run. In the 6th, pitching held it down for Detroit. Drew Anderson earned the win with two clean innings and Kyle Finnegan locked the save in the 9th. One night after a blown save, they got redemption on the mound. Tigers hit to Texas next, with Jack Flaherty on the hill Friday, while Braves hit Colorado

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