The Parker Meadows injury just adds to the frustation

The Tigers got swept by Minnesota During this Tigers five-game losing streak, everything that could go wrong, has. Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field was the latest chapter in what is becoming an increasingly frustrating story, dropping Detroit to 4-9 and tied for the worst record in the American League. The strange thing that keeps happening is how fans were referencing the record from last year and tying that into the poor start of the season.

While I get the logic — since the roster, for the most part minus the additions on the pitching side, is still the same — fans are frustrated and expected the Tigers to dominate everyone out of the gate. But this series was flat out horrible to watch. Nothing worked at all.

The offense was scoring a bit, but it was too little, too late. The same problems kept creeping in. The Tigers were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position, and the opportunities were there.

Javier Báez doubled in the fourth, only to be stranded when Parker Meadows grounded out and Jake Rogers lined out to end the inning. In the sixth, Spencer Torkelson walked and advanced to second, but again Detroit came up empty. The Tigers left men on base repeatedly, and the inability to cash in on those chances ultimately decided the game.