The Tigers have been down this road before.
Too many times, actually, in the last four years.
A losing streak typically starts with a bad loss — like their 8-5 defeat with 10 walks and two hit batters Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers — before a couple of close downfalls suck any remaining life away.
The Tigers just dropped two close games, by scores of 2-0 and 3-2, in Friday's doubleheader to open a five-game series with the Minnesota Twins. They traveled this path earlier in the 60-game season, with nine straight losses from Aug.