Philadelphia — The Tigers had a chance to break even on this eight-game, three-city road trip. They limited a good-hitting Phillies team to a mere two runs for 15 innings in this brief two-game set at Citizens Bank Park, and had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday.
But again, the margin for error when you average three runs a game is slim, especially against contending baseball teams.