Overview

• Cleveland beat Detroit 6-1 in Game 2 to level the AL Wild Card series 1-1 and set up a decisive Game 3.
• With the score tied 1-1 in the seventh and runners on the corners, AJ Hinch hit for Riley Greene against left-hander Tim Herrin, sending up Jahmai Jones.
• Jones struck out and Andy Ibáñez followed with a flyout to end the threat, and the Tigers finished 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position.
• Hinch said the decision was about Jones’s matchup profile and not a knock on Greene, noting a need for contact given Detroit’s missed chances.
• Context for the call included Greene’s strong season alongside noted struggles versus lefties and Jones’s .287 average in limited at-bats with a hot September.