John Bendzinski, a Detroit Tigers fan, is relieved that he didn't cost the team a home run to right field at Comerica Park.

Victor Martinez connected in the seventh inning, but the hit was disputed by the Oakland Athletics because two fans appeared to interfere with the ball that Josh Reddick leaped to catch.

"I was relieved," Bendzinski said. "These guys were all going after the ball, and I cleared them all out. It was unbelievable, baby!"

After officials looked at replays, fans cheered when they saw an umpire twirl his right finger in the air to signal that the homer stood.

"It was clear he was not going to catch the ball, so it was clearly going to be a home run," said Gary Darling, the crew chief and right-field umpire. "There wasn't any other evidence on replay to turn it another way."