Detroit – How many times have you heard managers and players say it: It’s a long season and everybody is going to go through streaks and slumps – one week you’re going and the next week you are slowing.
The trick is to accept the fleeting nature of the streaks and keep the slumps short. Easier said than done on both accounts.
The Tigers' 15-16 record, which includes a five-game winning streak and two four-game skids, is proof of that.
So is Tigers’ reliever Victor Alcantara. Talk about highs and lows.
Through his first eight games, he allowed just three hits and a run in 6.