MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Tigers 2017 season begin with a $200 million payroll and hopes of making one last playoff run with a veteran roster.
It ended on a cold, drizzly day at Target Field when Efren Navarro flied out to right field at 5:26 p.m. local time to end a 5-1 loss to the playoff-bound Twins.
The Tigers' worst season since 2003, Brad Ausmus' last as manager of the club, was finally over.
"I'm not relieved by it. I'm not happy about it and I'm not unhappy about it," Ausmus said. said. "It just feels like the last game.