Detroit — Now comes the fretting.
This losing streak is a doozy. And it could soon get ugly if Tigers starters can't dig deeper into games, if closers can't close, and if runs galore aren't somehow pushed across by an offense that isn't exactly loaded with All-Stars.
The Tigers have now dropped seven straight games, with Tuesday's 9-7 dismemberment by the Oakland A's at Comerica Park a particularly cruel display of home-crowd torture.
"They got into our bullpen again," said Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire, "and there you have it. End of story."
Gardenhire's and the Tigers' more basic problem, as the skipper acknowledged multiple times, is that Tigers starters have been saying farewell way too early in games.