The Detroit Tigers took a punch to the gut this past week as the visiting Los Angeles Angels swept them in a three-game set, which included star two-way player Shohei Ohtani’s first career complete-game shutout. The Motor City Kitties are all but out of the race for a playoff spot following the three-game skid which pushed them to 11 games under the .500 mark and 7.5 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central division.
There are still 60 games remaining on the schedule and just a few days until the summer trade deadline, so despite the doldrums, there is still plenty of action ahead for baseball fans.