{"id":104693,"date":"2025-07-24T22:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T02:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=104693"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T02:11:31","slug":"tigers-struggling-lose-10-of-last-11-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/24\/tigers-struggling-lose-10-of-last-11-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers Trending in the Wrong Direction to Start Second Half"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Tigers have been the best team in baseball, but these last 11 games have been a different story. After just getting swept by the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates on the road and dropping the first game of the home series to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Tigers have now lost 10 of their last 11 games. The only game they have won in that stretch was with Tarik Skubal<\/a> on the mound last Sunday, but he didn’t even register the win in that game. It is a bit easier for the Tigers to be calm during this recent rut because their division lead in the American League Central is still eight and a half games.<\/p>\n

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Jul 6, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) throws a pitch during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tigers Lose 10 of 11: Time to Sound the Alarm?<\/h2>\n

After not being swept in a three-game set since the opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Tigers have now been swept in two of their last three series. This is rock bottom for the Tigers, who now find themselves searching for their identity.<\/p>\n

Offensive Outage<\/h3>\n

Since the second half of the season began, the Tigers’ offense has been nonexistent. In the six games, the offense has scored two or fewer runs in five of the six games.<\/p>\n

The big names in the lineup have struggled immensely since the break. Riley Greene<\/a> is batting .238 in his last five games with 11 strikeouts. Zach McKinstry<\/a> is batting .118 in his previous five games with an OPS of .284. Javier B\u00e1ez<\/a> is batting .200 with a .200 OBP in his last five games. All three of these guys represented the Tigers at the All-Star Game in Atlanta back on July 15th. If these guys go stone cold, it makes it very difficult for the rest of the team to get going.<\/p>\n

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Tigers MLB ranks during 1-10 stretch:<\/p>\n

Hitting
\nBA – 29th
\nR – last<\/p>\n

Pitching
\nERA – last
\nWHIP – t-last pic.twitter.com\/Tbrj4ZeydI<\/a><\/p>\n

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