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Tigers lose finale, secure No. 1 pick in draft after finishing with worst record in MLB

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Tigers' 2017 season is in the books.

Asked to sum up it with an epitaph, manager Brad Ausmus offered up, "Not great."

The Tigers finished the year 64-98 after a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon at Target Field.

By finishing with the worst record in baseball, the Tigers will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft. It's the first time they will draft in that position since 1997, when they selected right-handed pitcher Matt Anderson.

Anibal Sanchez took the loss in what was likely his last start as a Tiger.