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Detroit — This is an odd thing to say riding a seven-game losing streak into Game 81, but the second half of the season might not be as much fun for the Tigers.
These first three months have been surprisingly entertaining, have they not? Even in losses, the team played with verve, with aggression, with a never-die spirit in the first year under manager Ron Gardenhire.