Francona knew that if the effort was there, and Cleveland continued to play the right way, no lead was safe for their opponents. A team that believes in itself as much as the Guardians do these days almost always finds a way.
Even when Owen Miller and red-hot Andrés Giménez struck out to start the eighth against tough Tigers left-hander Andrew Chafin, Francona and his coaches repeated their mantra.
Myles Straw, mired in a 4-for-49 slump, singled to center and put Maile in scoring position. Francona sent Will Benson to pinch run for Maile, anticipating that Steven Kwan could continue his hot streak at the plate. Kwan has hit in 28 of his last 30 games, batting .349 over that stretch with three straight multi-hit games to his credit.
When Kwan lifted a fly ball toward the right field line, Francona saw opportunity tempered by reality. The ball landed fair and then bounced into the seats, allowing Benson to score but forcing Straw to head back to third. Had the ball stayed in play, Straw would have scored the tying run easily.
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