(Photo: Duane Burleson, Associated Press)
Detroit — The Tigers on Saturday did what their manager has been encouraging them to do over the last week — stop trying and start doing.
That Ron Gardenhire wasn't around to see the Tigers rally back twice and snap an eight-game losing streak with a 7-5 win over the Washington Nationals was beside the point.
"It's funny because our fight level has been there, it's just that it actually panned out today," said Blaine Hardy, one of five relievers who kept the Nationals at bay. "This team comes in every single day trying to do everything 100 percent perfect.