Sloppy play has been the Detroit Tigers' identity since the All-Star break.
The Tigers capitalized on a pair of errors from Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Yandy Diaz in the bottom of the third inning Thursday, but in the top half of the next inning, two miscues with the Tigers on defense put them back in the hole.
In the series opener against the Rays, the Tigers never led, and due to a lackluster offense, they couldn't make up for their fourth-inning mistakes in a 6-2 loss at Comerica Park.
The Tigers (42-65) have allowed 22 unearned runs in 15 games since the All-Star break, including 17 unearned runs in an eight-game stretch from July 23-30.