Sometimes, a team just has your number. That might explain, at least in part, why the Detroit Tigers are 17-44 against the Athletics dating back to 2015. For their latest three-game sweep at the hands of the A's, though, the Tigers have no one to blame but themselves.
Outscored 22-9 over three games – only one of which was close – Detroit was sloppy on defense, lifeless on offense, and unsteady on the mound. You would have thought that the Tigers, not the Athletics, were fifth-worst team in the American League.
The Tigers were charged with six errors in three games, several of which resulted in unearned runs.