Chicago – History repeats.
It was in May last year, albeit earlier in the month, that the Detroit Tigers threatened to fall off the grid. They lost 11 of 12 and it took them until the first week of June to climb back to .500.
It’s starting to feel like some bad déjà vu.
Clobbered by the White Sox 7-3 on Sunday, the Tigers have lost six of eight on this road trip and have fallen four games under .500 (23-27).
“You know why this feels familiar,” Alex Avila said. “Because you go through it every year, every team goes through bad stretches every year.