Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Jackson manages to track down Grudzielanek's long drive in the ninth inning on Wednesday.
Clubhouse confidential: Indians second baseman Mark Grudzielanek not only thought he ruined Armando Galarraga's perfect game, he thought he had hit the ball out of the park to start the ninth inning Wednesday night.
View full sizeThe Indians' Mark Grudzielanek."I thought it was gone," Grudzielanek said. "I had to hit that 410 feet. Any other park, it's gone."
Maybe it would have still dropped for a hit, but Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson tracked it down.
"He just kept running and running and running," Grudzielanek said. "I just said, 'Oh, no!' "
It's 420 feet to center field at Comerica Park.
In the news: Here are the Detroit headlines from the perfect game that wasn't:
The Detroit News: Perfect Robbery: Blown call in ninth steals perfect game from Tigers Galarraga.
The Detroit Free Press: Robbed: Umpire admits he blew call at first, costing Galarraga place in history.
Detect a theme?
Stat of the day: The Indians went 9-13 in April and 9-18 in May. They're 1-2 in June.
-- Paul Hoynes