The Detroit Tigers hit the road this week for a six-game West Coast trip that will first take them to play three against the Seattle Mariners starting Tuesday night.
After a solid showing for much of July, AJ Hinch’s squad has dropped seven of their last nine games — and with the trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, it does not look like it is going to get much better over the home stretch of the season either. Seattle has also seen some struggles lately, having gone 8-7 since the All-Star Break aided greatly by a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox plus taking two of three from the Philadephia Phillies last weekend.