Mercer’s game-ending homer gives Tigers 10-8 win

DETROIT (AP) — It took 864 major league games for Jordy Mercer to hit his first game-ending homer.
As he rounded the bases Thursday, one thought went through his mind.
“All I was really thinking was how cold the Gatorade bath was going to be,” he said. “I couldn’t wait to get to the plate, but they really got me.”
The 32-year-old Tigers shortstop didn’t mind, since his two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth gave Detroit a 10-8 victory over the Kansas C