Series Preview: Tigers host Arizona Diamondbacks for 3-game weekend set

Times are tough for the Detroit Tigers, who now own a six-game losing streak after being swept by the Chicago White Sox last weekend and Philadelphia Phillies during the week — both on the road — to fall to eight games under the .500 mark. However, the American League Central division is a heaping, steaming pile of cow manure this season with not one team currently holding a winning record.

Not even the division-leading Minnesota Twins have escaped the suck of the ALC this spring, who have still managed to cling to the top spot despite a 31-32 mark. In any other division, the Motor City Kitties would be buried in the standings, but instead, they sit just 3.5 games out of first, tied with the…