When outfielder Austin Jackson tracks down a deep fly or Detroit Tigers teammate Phil Coke throws a scoreless inning of relief, New York general manager Brian Cashman doesn't fret about the fact that both players could still be Yankees.
Familiar faces: Tigers, Yankees recall 2009 trade (Yahoo! Sports)
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Tigers go ahead 1-0 on A’s with Jackson RBI single (Yahoo! Sports)
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Max Scherzer struck out five Oakland batters and Austin Jackson hit an RBI single as the Detroit Tigers took a 1-0 lead against the Athletics after three innings in Game 4 of their AL division series Wednesday night.
Austin Jackson (ankle) is back in the Tigers' starting lineup on Monday against the White Sox.
Jackson scratched from Tigers lineup (Yahoo! Sports)
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Austin Jackson has been scratched from the Detroit Tigers' lineup Sunday due to a sore left ankle.
Austin Jackson’s incredible catch saves Detroit’s day in extra innings (Video)
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There's still a lot of baseball to be played so let's not talk about the postseason implications that Austin Jackson's spectacular grab in the 10th inning of Detroit's 3-2 win over Toronto on Thursday may or may not end up having. We likely won't know until the season's last week.
Instead, let's just appreciate his robbery of Anthony Gose for what it was: An unbelievable play that saved at least a run and gave the Tigers a chance to win the game in the 11th inning.
Said Jackson after the game:
''It was one of those situations where if that ball drops, he's probably going to score. I knew in that situation I probably had to attempt to dive,'' Jackson said. ''I knew it was going to be close.''
Jackson's highlight reel play came on a day that started off with the news that Doug Fister would miss at least a start and was followed by the sight of Miguel Cabrera leaving the game with an ankle injury. But Jackson — who has been the team's co-MVP with a 4.7 WAR that's fueled by his defensive brilliance — rescued the day with his dive.
We'll see what it means for his team in the long run, but its overall importance — one extra win in a tight postseason race — isn't that hard to see right now. With the win, Detroit moved to within 1 1/2 games of the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and within a half-game of Oakland for the AL's second wild-card spot.
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Tigers beat Jays 3-2 in 11 after Jackson’s catch (Yahoo! Sports)
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DETROIT (AP) -- Austin Jackson usually covers Comerica Park's spacious center field with calming ease, rarely leaving his feet or having to dive for a ball.
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