DETROIT — All Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland wanted was for Jose Alvarez to avoid allowing a home run to Erick Aybar. It didn’t work out as planned. With two outs in the sixth inning, a runner on first and Detroit leading 3-2, Alvarez — making only his third major league start and running out of gas — Leyland had the matchup he wanted. Drew Smyly was slated to face the next batter, Brendan Harris. Although Alvarez had given up a two-out single to Mark Iannetta, Leyland didn’t want...
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