Detroit — AJ Hinch, without seeking absolution, asked that everybody keep this horrific stretch of losing baseball in perspective.
An ask that's getting tougher with each passing day.
“Without giving us a pass for underperforming, we have to stay positive,” he said. “It’s not going to get any better by coming to work in a bad mind frame or pouting or conceding. The only way to make it better is to beat the Royals today.”
Well, that didn’t happen. The losing streak hit five, as the Royals left Detroit with a 3-2 win and a four-game sweep Monday.