The Detroit Tigers are hardly in a festive mood heading into their regular-season home finale.

An American League Central Division title seemed like a foregone conclusion, but that's no longer the case. With second-place Cleveland surging, the Tigers (85-70) are reeling. They have lost eight of their last nine games, including five straight.

They'll look to salvage the finale of a three-game series against Atlanta on Sunday afternoon after losing in stunning fashion on Saturday.

Spencer Torkelson gave them a 5-3 lead in the seventh inning with a two-run homer. The Braves scored one run in the eighth, then pushed across two two-out runs in the ninth to claim a 6-5 victory.

Detroit manager A.J. Hinch is running out of ways to describe the team's woes.

"I'm out of words today because I'm

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