The middle game of a three-game series in Atlanta saw the Tigers drop a quiet one 2-1 on Tuesday night. In the process, they lost their fourth series in a row and will be in salvage mode on Wednesday afternoon.
Making his fourteenth start of the season for the Tigers was Casey Mize. He’s had a rough go of it lately; in four starts from May 21 through June 8 (15 u2153 IP), he gave up 30 hits, allowed 17 runs (14 earned), walked eight and struck out seven. He did turn it around in his previous start, a six-inning, four-hit, one-run outing against the Nationals, but nobody this year has accused Washington of being the second coming of the 1927 Yankees.