For the second straight series, the Tigers won the first game, only to lose all of the remaining games. Jeremy Bonderman came through on Monday with a gutsy performance (i.e. he struggled but still held on to win), but since then, the Tigers have lost three straight.

And the schedule doesn’t get easier. The Tigers get to travel to Anaheim to play the Angels this weekend. The Angels have been hot as of late, so we’ll see how the Tigers can do.

Yesterday’s game was particularly disappointing. Jason Johnson threw his best game of the season (7 innings, one run, eight hits) only to see the Tigers’ bats go dormant. Urbina lost his third game of the season, and the Tigers could only manage three hits.

And with the White Sox on fire, the Tigers already find themselves 8 1/2 games back of first place. The time to win is now, so hopefully we’ll be able to take 2 of 3 against the Angels.

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