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Tigers' middle hitters struggle again, Royals prevail

Kansas City — It did not end well. No getting around that.

But all things considered, for the Tigers to break even over an eight-game road trip against three 2015 playoff teams, albeit not inspiring, isn’t much cause for alarm.

“Definitely not the end of the world,” manager Brad Ausmus said after the Tigers dropped the rubber match of a three-game set with the Royals, 4-0, Thursday. “But there were things about it we didn’t like. There was some baserunning we didn’t like.

“So despite the fact that it was a .500 road trip, and you will take that on occasion, we feel like we’re better than that.