Jose Valverde blew the save when he coughed up a two-run, ninth-inning lead in Wednesday's loss to the Athletics. Valverde had one of his patented meltdowns, serving up three straight hits to allow the A's to tie the game before Coco Crisp punched one through the right side of the infield with two outs to win it. Right fielder Asvail Garcia would have had a chance to throw Seth Smith out at the plate but couldn't field the ball cleanly. The Tigers will now turn to ace Justin Verlander for Game 5.