TORONTO — After a couple of base running blunders in the 4-3 loss Wednesday night, the last thing manager AJ Hinch was going to have the stomach for Thursday was another one. Especially from one of his premier players.
So when shortstop Javier Báez first failed to run hard out of the box on a ball that hit off the top of the left-field wall and then forgot how many outs there were and got doubled off second on a routine fly to center field – Hinch benched him.
The play happened in the top of the second inning and the Tigers went on to beat the Blue Jays, 3-1 and snap a six-game losing streak.
