Kansas City, Mo. — Opportunities are like checks — if you don’t cash them in, they are worthless.
The Tigers left way too many uncashed checks on the base paths Saturday, enduring a 5-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
Coupled with victories by the Indians and Orioles, the Tigers are now 5 1/2 games back in the Central Division and a game back in the wild-card race.
“Every loss is equally frustrating,” catcher James McCann said. “You want to win every game. But we definitely had opportunities. You can’t say we didn’t have opportunities.