Tigers squander late lead, lose on walk-off single by Mets
The Tigers failed to protect a 2-1 lead in Wednesday's 3-2 loss in 10 innings against the Mets.
New York – Walked off again. Carson Benge singled home the free runner in the bottom of the 10th inning, sending the New York Mets, last place in the National League East, to a 3-2 win at Citi Field Wednesday. The Tigers, 7-18 on the road and 19-24 on the season, have lost seven of their last eight games.
They managed one hit after the fifth inning and didn't move the free runner in the 10th, let alone score it. It was another imminently winnable game that slipped through their hands. Framber Valdez was stout in his first start after serving a five-game suspension for intentionally throwing a pitch at Boston’s Trevor Story.
He was charged with two runs in 6. 2 innings, throwing 106 pitches. He was one out away from finishing the seventh inning with the 2-1 lead intact.
But he walked No. 9 hitter Luis Torrens and gave up an opposite-field bloop single to Carson Benge. Valdez gave way at that point to righty Kyle Finnegan.