Detroit — Somewhere this is written in red in the handbook on rebuilding baseball teams: Warning! The process is likely to be painful. Young, inexperienced players will take their lumps.
The lumps are coming in droves for the Tigers.
The Central Division-leading Indians completed a four-game sweep at Comerica Park Sunday, pounding out an 11-1 win. The gap between the top and bottom of the division is vast and this was not a fair fight.
The combined score for the four games this weekend: 29-5. It was the Indians’ 11th straight win.
Indians second baseman Jose Ramirez continued his season-long assault on Tigers pitching.