{"id":200909,"date":"2025-07-25T03:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/200909\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T03:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:28:17","slug":"tigers-heading-in-wrong-direction-losing-10-of-11-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/200909\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers Heading in Wrong Direction, Losing 10 of 11 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Tigers have been the best team in baseball, but these last 11 games have been a different story. After just getting swept by the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates on the road and dropping the first game of the home series to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Tigers have now lost 10 of their last 11 games. The only game they have won in that stretch was with Tarik Skubal<\/a> on the mound last Sunday, but he didn\u2019t even register the win in that game. It is a bit easier for the Tigers to be calm during this recent rut because their division lead in the American League Central is still eight and a half games.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jul 6, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) throws a pitch during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
\nTigers Lose 10 of 11: Time to Sound the Alarm?<\/p>\n

After not being swept in a three-game set since the opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Tigers have now been swept in two of their last three series. This is rock bottom for the Tigers, who now find themselves searching for their identity.<\/p>\n

Offensive Outage<\/p>\n

Since the second half of the season began, the Tigers\u2019 offense has been nonexistent. In the six games, the offense has scored two or fewer runs in five of the six games.<\/p>\n

The big names in the lineup have struggled immensely since the break. Riley Greene<\/a> is batting .238 in his last five games with 11 strikeouts. Zach McKinstry<\/a> is batting .118 in his previous five games with an OPS of .284. Javier B\u00e1ez<\/a> is batting .200 with a .200 OBP in his last five games. All three of these guys represented the Tigers at the All-Star Game in Atlanta back on July 15th. If these guys go stone cold, it makes it very difficult for the rest of the team to get going.<\/p>\n

Tigers MLB ranks during 1-10 stretch:<\/p>\n

Hitting
BA \u2013 29th
R \u2013 last<\/p>\n

Pitching
ERA \u2013 last
WHIP \u2013 t-last pic.twitter.com\/Tbrj4ZeydI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Underdog MLB (@UnderdogMLB) July 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

In their recent road series against the Pirates, the team scored a total of six runs, with five of those runs coming in one game. Yes, they did get shut out by Paul Skenes<\/a>, but a lot of their hitters had some brutal-looking at-bats. Skenes has the capabilities to make hitters look foolish, but it was a Tigers\u2019 lineup that featured four All-Stars.<\/p>\n

Not only did Paul Skenes look impressive on Monday, but even Kumar Rocker<\/a> of the Texas Rangers looked lights out, even though he has been struggling for much of this season. Although he is much better at home than on the road, he only allowed one Tiger to reach base via a hit.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Next?<\/p>\n

Hoping to break the losing skid, the Tigers return home Friday for a seven-game homestand that features two red-hot offenses: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Arizona Diamondbacks. This will be another tall task for not only the offense to keep pace with these two teams, but also for the pitching staff to contain their offenses.<\/p>\n

With the MLB trade deadline looming as well, the Tigers will likely look to add another bat. While A.J. Hinch<\/a> and company have stated they have their third baseman in Zach McKinstry, the potential addition of Eugenio Su\u00e1rez<\/a> would make this offense so much more dangerous. Provided Arizona doesn\u2019t trade him by then, the Tigers will get a free scouting party to see Su\u00e1rez when the Diamondbacks come to Detroit from July 28-30. Su\u00e1rez only trails the Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani<\/a> in home runs with 36 and currently leads all of baseball in RBI with 86.<\/p>\n

Another name that could help the Tigers\u2019 offense is the Los Angeles Angels\u2019 right fielder, Taylor Ward<\/a>, who currently has 23 home runs and 76 RBI. His addition to the offense allows for B\u00e1ez to go back to shortstop and brings in more power from the outfielders. Ward has one more year of arbitration, so the Angels could get a solid return for the right fielder.<\/p>\n

Right now, the Tigers need to worry about winning ball games, but they certainly do need to add something to spark this offense. This team needs to add a bat or two to make this a more \u201crespectable\u201d offense come October. We know this team is going to make the playoffs, but the only question is whether or not they will have home-field advantage up until the World Series.<\/p>\n

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Main Photo Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

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