How Low Can They Go? Tigers Drop Fourth Straight in 4-3 Loss to Cleveland
Detroit’s offense remains frozen in a post-Skubal slump as a bullpen collapse against Cleveland extends the tailspin, leaving the depleted roster desperate to rediscover its missing spark.
If the Tigers were in a limbo contest, they’d be atop the leaderboard as they continue sinking lower into the abyss. The depleted Detroit Tigers fell once again to the rival Cleveland Guardians, as their once-promising season — one that had everyone believing they were all in — has seemingly vanished into thin air like Thanos snapping away any hope of momentum, modern-day references and wins included. The Tigers dropped to 20-29 on the season, now sitting 7.
5 games behind Cleveland in the division. Tuesday’s loss marked their fourth straight defeat and their 12th loss in the last 14 games — all since the news broke that Tarik Skubal would be sidelined. The good news?
The updates surrounding Skubal continue getting more optimistic by the day, especially now that he’s throwing again. But this article isn’t about the best pitcher in the world. Instead, it’s about an injury-riddled Tigers team that can’t seem to escape a slump deep enough to make even the strongest man curl up and cry.
Still, as the season approaches the one-third mark, there remains at least a little hope in the air — even if it smells a bit like an alley in Greektown. All Detroit needed to do was win the series against Cleveland and maybe, just maybe, the turnaround could begin. With this being a four-game series, Tuesday felt like a must-have game.