Detroit — Just as it started to feel like the baseball gods were kicking sand in their faces as they dragged themselves into the All-Star break, the Tigers stood up and hit back — albeit briefly and without much consequence.
A doubleheader with a 12-inning nightcap on Wednesday, a day game Thursday, travel, a two-hour rain delay before the sixth inning Friday and then, on Saturday, a four-hour and five-minute rain delay before the start of the game.