The Tigers added a defensive-minded, strikeout-prone shortstop hitting .260 for his career; an outfielder who's hitting .230 over the last two seasons; the Red Sox pitcher with the highest ERA; and a first baseman who was in Single A this time last year — and that's supposed to make them a contender?
Jonathan Schoop homered and Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead single as the Detroit Tigers rallied from a first-inning deficit and took advantage of three errors to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3 Thursday. Mitch Haniger put Seattle ahead against Tyler Alexander with the first of his two solo homers, but the Tigers rallied to take two of three from the Mariners, who have lost six of nine following a five-game winning streak. “We had good at-bats, even from the beginning of the game, and that gave us a chance to settle in,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.