The Tigers battled back from an early deficit on Saturday, only for Kyle Finnegan and Will Vest to lose a late lead and the game. That is five straight losses and a 2-8 stretch in their last 10 games. They are well and truly fumbling the bag. They’ll take a very slender lead into Sunday’s final home game of the season with seven games left to play and the fear meter is absolutely maxed out right now. Many have already moved on to the distancing one’s emotions phase. In short, this really sucks.
Yesterday in an article I talked a lot about the struggles of Riley Greene and Gleyber Torres in the second half. Spencer Torkelson certainly hasn’t been hot either, but the Tigers’ first baseman has done a much better job holding things together and continuing to draw walks and provide a little pr