Add this to the list of recent games the Tigers will try to forget, and in a hurry.
After neatly grabbing a 3-0 first-inning lead, Detroit's fragile offense went into shutdown mode Tuesday night as the Tigers lost another September crusher, 4-3, to the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park.
A light, back-to-school crowd of 23,583 watched the latest episode of an American League Central upstart that could see its once-imposing lead dissolve if the bats don't begin doing something -- and soon.
Minnesota beat Tampa Bay to move four games behind the Tigers. The White Sox lost to Boston, 1-0, and remain 5 1/2 games back.
The Tigers had seven hits off the Mariners, but only four after their three-run outburst in the first.
A rain delay of 1 hour and 23 minutes sent both starters to the clubhouse after four innings with the score tied at 3.
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