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Losing streaks with sports teams can cause anxiety both for the players and fans.
Anxiety is starting to set in at Comerica Park.
The Tigers, who started out the season doing very well, are on a four game losing streak. They were swept by the Cleveland Indians this past weekend at home in a three-game series.
“A baseball season ebbs and flows,” manager Brad Ausmus said, according to a report by Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. “We came out of the gate playing well and when you are playing well, you know you are going to win. All that it takes, whether it’s an individual slump or a losing streak, all it takes is one hit and one game and all of a sudden it’s erased.
“But sometimes the hardest thing is winning that one game."
McCosky goes on to report:
Right now, it’s a collective dysfunction. The hitting’s gone cold and the pitching staff is suddenly in chaos. And it’s been the erratic and inefficient starting pitching that has triggered the chaos.
“We're not clicking right now,” Ausmus said. “We're letting teams get out to quick leads, and even though we did a nice job of coming back and loading the bases late, we're just not rolling.
“It's good that we are fighting, but we aren't clicking.”
