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'We've got to fix this': Gardenhire delivers stern message after Indians sweep Tigers

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Detroit — He didn't throw any chairs or kick over the grease board, but Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire delivered a very stern, direct message in the Tigers clubhouse Sunday after a no-compete, 8-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

"Frustrating day," Gardenhire said. "It's the little things I talk about more than anything else and I talked to the club about it — like not running balls out, little things which to me are unacceptable and today we had a couple of those things happen.

"Those are the things I apologize for.