'Things have to change': Tigers get swept by Indians again

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Daniel Norris watches the ball after the Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. (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…