The Detroit Tigers’ season-worst losing streak is still going strong.
Up until this recent stretch, the Tigers hadn’t lost more than three games in a row, and that only happened three times. However, their current skid has now reached five games after a tough 2-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Friday, July 18, at Globe Life Field.
Despite this slump, the Tigers (59-39) still hold the best record in MLB.
“We were the last team to lose four games in a row,” manager A.J. Hinch said before Friday’s loss. “It happens to everybody because this league is tough.”
After Friday’s loss, second baseman Gleyber Torres showed his leadership by addressing the five-game losing streak after his 25-game on-base streak ended.
“I think it’s part of the season,” Torres said. “I don’t think it’s going to be forever. We have to figure out a way to play better. But it’s part of the season. It sounds weird, but I prefer this happening right now to happening in September. We are still in a good position in our division. We don’t take anything for granted. It’s just the way it’s happening right now. We have to keep playing. We have another opportunity tomorrow. We’ll try to attack, make that adjustment and just try to win the game.”
The Los Angeles Dodgers, currently the third-best team in MLB — just one game behind the Tigers and half a game behind the Chicago Cubs — endured a tough seven-game losing streak from July 4-11.
Meanwhile, Torres, who signed a one-year, \$15 million deal in free agency, has played in 973 games over his eight-year MLB career with the New York Yankees (2018-24) and the Tigers (2025). The 28-year-old is a three-time All-Star, having earned Midsummer Classic selections in 2018, 2019, and 2025.
In 2025, Torres continues to show up as a leader behind the scenes.
He typically leads by example, but when he talks, everyone in the clubhouse listens. The Tigers appreciate his presence, both on and off the field.
“Good times, bad times, anytime in between, he’s been very steady,” Hinch said Saturday, July 19, before the second game of the series against the Rangers. “It’s kind of like how his at-bats go. He’s very steady. His work in the field? Very steady. I applaud him for taking that leadership opportunity.”
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