Detroit — Tucker Barnhart was told the 7-0 loss to the Mariners on Thursday was the 18th time this season the Tigers have been shut out.
"It's only that many?" he said. "It's not higher? Feels like it's higher."
He wasn't trying to be funny or sarcastic. The grind of this season, encapsulated in and exacerbated by getting swept out of Comerica Park by the Mariners this week, has exacted a toll.
"It's been a year of frustration across the board," Barnhart said. "There is no choice but to look forward. We've got games left and we all get paid to go out there and play and shut it down.