The Tigers were kept off the scoreboard again in the bottom of the eighth inning.
They have not scored since the bottom of the third.
Andrew Romine struck out to lead off the half inning before Dixon Machado singled. Alex Presley, in his first at-bat, struck out swinging. Alex Avila then flew out to the warning track in left field to end the inning.
After eight, the Tigers remain behind 11-4.
K-Rod throws 1-2-3 8th
Francisco Rodriguez, the Tigers' once-embattled and later demoted closer, entered to start the top of the eighth.