Tigers Starters Lay Solid Foundation

The Tigers continue to lament their lack of offense but the cornerstone for a turnaround seems to have been put in place -- solid starting pitching.

Detroit foundered after jumping out to records of 5-1 and 9-3.

The Tigers have alternated wins and losses for eight consecutive games now and haven't won two in a run since April 18.

There have been bullpen breakdowns, streaky starting pitching, mediocre defense and spotty starting.

"It sounds like a broken record," manager Jim Leyland said, "but we're just not scoring runs. (Drew) Smyly did a great job.

"But we really didn't threaten. We made a lot of easy outs."

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