SEATTLE -- There is no panic at Safeco, from what Tigers manager Brad Ausmus can see. There shouldn't be any pressing, either, at least not about the Trade Deadline.
Though Detroit entered Wednesday's game against the Mariners having lost nine of 12 to fall six games under .500, with the Trade Deadline about six weeks away, Ausmus said it's not a factor for them right now. In that sense, he echoed comments made by his left fielder, Justin Upton, after Tuesday's walk-off loss.
Yet as the Tigers sat in the clubhouse at Safeco Field and prepared for batting practice, it was right in their face.