Tigers find momentum, unable to maintain it

553x0-9b77cbe90f842a561da80eefad4de865

BALTIMORE — A common theme in an otherwise despondent Detroit Tigers clubhouse was the players’ willingness to fight through adversity in a season that is quickly spiraling downward.

The Tigers were finally able to generate some offense Saturday after 17 scoreless innings against the Orioles. However, those runs were simply not enough to keep up with Baltimore’s high-powered lineup in a 9-3 loss at Camden Yards. Detroit fell to 1-11 over its past 12 games, and is 1-8 in its last nine road contests.

Reliever Mark Lowe sustained the most damage, allowing an eighth-inning grand slam to Jonathan Schoop that broke the game open. Lowe was most upset about not keeping it close after Anibal Sanchez gutted through six tough innings of four-run ball.

“We got the lead, scored some runs, gave it …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *