Philadelphia — The timing of it stinks, but it is a harsh reality for the Tigers.
At the same time most of their left-handed punch is on the injured list — Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, Austin Meadows — they are facing an oppressive right-handed starting pitcher night after night.
In Chicago, it was Mike Clevinger, Dylan Cease and Michael Kopech. They managed to scratch across three runs in the White Sox series. On Monday, in an 8-3 loss to defending National League champion Phillies, they had to deal with Aaron Nola.
No fun.
The Tigers didn’t get a hit off him for 6.