Cleveland — All you can do these days, if you are the Tigers, is look for bright spots, silver linings, pockets of progress.
There was none of the above Tuesday night in the rain-extended, 8-0 drubbing. But on Wednesday, in a 7-2 loss to the Indians — their 10th straight against the defending AL Central Division champs — there was an encouraging bounce-back performance by rookie right-hander Spencer Turnbull.
Turnbull’s last two starts, sandwiched around a 10-day stint on the injured list and the All-Star break, were abbreviated — the first by shoulder fatigue and the second, last Friday, by ineffectiveness.