Kansas City, Mo. — Pluckiness and fortitude are admirable traits, and the Tigers have demonstrated an abundant amount of both through the early weeks of the season.
But five-run leads, more often than not, will trump pluck and grit.
“We’re not out of it; we’re never out of it,” manager Brad Aumsus said. “It’s not really the recipe or the plan to come back all the time. But they never stop fighting.”
The Tigers fell behind 5-0 and then 8-2 Tuesday night and they went down fighting. But they went down nevertheless.
The Royals drew first blood in this three-game series at Kauffman Stadium — winning 8-6.