CLEVELAND -- Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has been in the postseason in six of his 12 seasons as a skipper, so he’s no stranger to the pressure of elimination games.

“I think what it teaches you is that it’s still a 27-out game and you’ve got to use all of them,” Hinch said before the decisive Game 3 against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon. “Both teams are going to face some adversity at some point during the day. It’s going to a bad hop. It’s going to be a bloop hit. It’s going to be a walk.

“Something is going to happen where the nervousness and anxieties increase, and the game goes on. So you’ve got to be able to weather a few punches from the other side, and you’ve got to be able to deliver a punch of your own a time or two. I’ve seen games where you get the lead a

See Full Page