Detroit — If nothing else, this loss was a little bit different from the rest.
The issue for the Detroit Tigers this season hasn't been closing out games with the lead. In fact, prior to Friday night, the team was 34-3 when leading after seven innings.
That trend got bucked against the Tampa Bay Rays, as the visitors scored three runs in the eighth to come back and defeat the Tigers 5-3 in Comerica Park. Brandon Lowe gave the Rays the lead with a two-RBI double, and ex-Tiger Isaac Paredes added some insurance with a single to right field that scored Lowe that same inning.