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Monday 1 april 2019

Hard Rock

Detroit Tigers right fielder
Nicholas Castellanos, center,
celebrates with teammates
after defeating the Toronto
Blue Jays following a baseball
game in Toronto on Sunday,
March 31, 2019.
Associated Press
Castellanos

lifts Tigers

over Blue

Jays 4-3 in

11 innings

By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — After
getting blanked in back-
to-back losses, the Detroit
Tigers scored just enough
runs Sunday to leave Can-
ada on a winning note.
Nicholas Castellanos had
an RBI single in the 11th in-
ning, Jeimer Candelario
got five hits and the Tigers
beat the Toronto Blue Jays
4-3 despite blowing a late
lead. “That was a huge win
for us,” said shortstop Jordy
Mercer, who preserved a
3-all tie with a defensive
gem in the 10th inning. “I’m Harden scores 50, has triple-
not talking record-wise, I’m
talking about momentum. double as Rockets beat Kings
I’m talking coming to-
gether as a team, not giv-
ing up. That’s what good Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) shoots
teams are made of.” Cas- as Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III
tellanos drove in catcher (35) defends during the second half of an NBA
Grayson Greiner, and the
Tigers salvaged a split of basketball game, Saturday, March 30, 2019, in
the four-game series to Houston.
open the season. The deci-
sive hit came off left-hand- Associated Press
er Thomas Pannone (0-1), Page 19
Toronto’s eighth pitcher of
the game.
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