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Double plays becoming Tigers' nemesis

OAKLAND -- The Tigers have scored once in 18 innings against the Athletics and have split the first two games of their series following a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.

The Tigers were built with offense in mind, and they expect to score a lot of runs. Yet in 23 of their 47 games thus far, the Tigers have scored three runs or less and are 8-15 in those contests.

Part of the trouble is the Tigers' penchant for hitting into double plays. They lead the Majors with 52 grounded into double plays and have at least one in each of their past 16 games.