Arlington, Texas — As former Lions coach Bobby Ross once famously said — "Ugly, ugly, ugly."
The Tigers defense, which has been one of the few consistent strengths this season, took the night off in a 7-6 loss to the Rangers Tuesday night.
Afterward, though, it wasn't the season-high four errors and other miscues manager Brad Ausmus wanted to speak about.
"It was not our best defensive performance," he said. "But I stick to the fact that these guys fought their tails off to the bitter end. We may not be in the playoff chase but there's been no quit.