(Photo: Tony Dejak, AP)
Cleveland — It's starting to feel like a broken record, like "Groundhog Day," like nightmare deja vu.
Sloppy defense, mental lapses and almost no timely hitting again conspired against the Tigers in an 8-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. The loss completes the Indians' second three-game sweep of the Tigers in successive weekends.
It was Game 74. Many of the mistakes — mental and physical — are repeat offenses.
"Yeah, repeat offenses, but that's who we are," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "That's who we have. You're relying on guys who aren't playing their best positions.