SEATTLE -- Ten days after he blasted his manager for relegating him to mop-up duty, Francisco Rodriguez was given yet another chance to perform in a close game.
This one, like so many others this year, didn't go well.
In fact, it seemed to be following a familiar script. First there were the self-inflicted wounds -- the hit batsman and the walk -- and then the bomb.
Robinson Cano's grand slam ended the Tigers' hopes of avoiding a four-game sweep at the hands of the Mariners and sunk the team into last place for the first time this season.