Kansas City, Mo. — It was a few weeks ago and in a lopsided loss, the Tigers pulled off some late-inning aggressiveness on the bases to scratch across a run.
"We're trying to score runs," manager AJ Hinch said when asked about it. "We're tired of seeing zeros up there."
That was three shutouts ago. The Tigers Sunday tied the franchise's modern-day record being shutout for the 20th time in a 4-0 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
"We swung the bats better on this trip so you try no to drag those other shutouts in," he said.