OAKLAND, Calif. -- The forecast is for 10 days of sunny skies when the Detroit Tigers begin a three-city Western swing Friday night against the Oakland Athletics.
The Tigers will be well rested to start the trip as for the third time this season, they were rained out Thursday in what was supposed to be the wrap-up of what turned out to be a troublesome homestand.
Detroit takes the field Friday night having won three of four. But that stretch followed four losses in five games to start what became a nine-game homestand.