* The Tigers are in the midst of a season-high seven-game losing streak. It's their longest since a seven-game skid on May 3-9, 2016.
The last time the Tigers lost eight games in a row was May 28-June 5, 2015. The Tigers began that streak at 28-20 and finished it at .500. They would finish the year at 74-87.
* Tigers third baseman Nicholas Castellanos is day-to-day after feeling discomfort in his hip prior to Friday's game. He was scratched from the starting lineup but entered as a pinch-hitter late in the game.
* Sanchez has pitched only once in his career at Petco Park.