Tigers SS Jose Iglesias OK with role in dugout scrap

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A day after he was concerned in a dugout scrap with a teammate, shortstop Jose Iglesias was unapologetic about his position within the altercation. Blaine Hardy (4-2) won in relief.

We have been critical of Ausmus at times this season, but Sunday’s bullpen meltdown was not his doing. He walked Ortiz with two outs before striking out Pablo Sandoval.

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“I think it shows that they care”, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said about the confrontation after the game.

The Tigers have gone through a tumultuous couple of weeks. Detroit traded David Price, Yoenis Cespedes and Joakim Soria earlier than the July 31 deadline, after which this previous Tuesday, basic supervisor Dave Dombrowski was let…

TV cameras caught Jose Iglesias shoving catcher James McCann during the bottom half of the sixth inning of Friday’s 7-2 loss to the Red Sox. He also added another hit in the third inning, ending the game at 2-for-4 before being replaced in the late stages for defensive purposes. Unfortunately, solid decision-making sometimes only gets you so far in the game of baseball, and despite his reliance on favorable matchups, his pitchers did not execute. Meanwhile, the Tigers had maanged a scattered handful of singles against Wade Miley, never putting together enough to push a run across. With Ian Kinsler on base, he left a splitter up to Victor Martinez, and visibly cringed as Martinez crushed it well out to right, once again leap-frogging the Red Sox. In his previous start, the fastball was barely hitting 90 – and not very often. Manager John Farrell said it might be a stretch to bring Uehara back at all this weekend. He allowed six runs over 2 2/3 innings Friday night against Minnesota.

Ausmus’ decision-making hasn’t been great this season, but Sunday’s game was one situation he could not control.