Scoring change rewrites key moment in Tigers’ Game 1 loss to the Guardians

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CLEVELAND — The critical error in the Detroit Tigers’ Game 1 loss in the American League Division Series on Saturday is no longer an error.Jose Ramirez’s bad-hop bouncer to third baseman Zach McKinstry was given a rapid review on Sunday and changed to an RBI double.The Cleveland Guardians capitalized on the play to score five runs in the first inning and beat the Tigers 7-0 in the opener of the best-of-five series.The Tigers and Guardians play Game 2 on Monday at 4:08 p.m. at Progressive Field. With two runners on and nobody out, Ramirez hit a grounder that appeared to catch McKinstry on an in-between hop. The ball skipped past him, allowing one run to score and Ramirez to advance to second base. The original ruling was that Ramirez reached on a fielder’s choice and McKinstry was charged with an error for not forcing the runner at third base. (In official scoring decisions, a double play is never assumed).The scoring change gave Ramirez a double and an RBI while also adding…

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