The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' 1-0, 10-inning loss to the Red Sox on Friday:One thing I lovedAs Riley Greene said with a smile after Thursday's 10-9 walk-off win over the Royals at Comerica Park, the Gritty Tigs seem to be back. Detroit swept the Kansas City series, with all three games won on the Tigers' final at-bat. That's just the sixth time in franchise history that the Tigers have swept a series of three games or more with all the wins on their last at-bat (H/T to Elias Sports Bureau for that fascinating tidbit).

Here are the six times it's happened:April 14-16, 2026, vs. RoyalsJuly 15-17, 1991, vs. RangersJune 20-22, 1988, vs. YankeesAug. 26-27, 1972, at TwinsJuly 27-29, 1971, vs.

RoyalsApril 25-28, 1901, vs. BrewersInterestingly, that first instance, in 1901, marked the first four games in franchise history. In the first Tigers game ever, they scored 10 runs in the ninth inning to rally for a 14-13 walk-off win over Milwaukee.Against the Royals earlier this week, the Tigers won the firsttwo games, 2-1, by taking the lead in the eighth inning, before rallying from a 9-7 deficit in the ninth inning Thursday on heroics by Greene and Colt Keith."We're gonna play to the end."A.J.

Hinch's postgame remarks: https://t.co/N1Sm5QHDr9pic.twitter.com/NIwfWJ9a8j— Detroit SportsNet (@WatchDSN) April 16, 2026One thing I didn'tAs good as the Tigers have been at home (8-1), they've been just about as bad on the road (2-9). After winning the first two games of the season in San Diego, Detroit now has lost nine straight away from Comerica Park, the Tigers' longest road losing streak since they lost 10 road games in a row in 2010.They've actually and amazingly gone 56 innings without a lead in a road game — including the squandered ghost runner in the 10th inning of their first extra-inning game of the season Friday night.

The lead-less drought goes back to the eighth inning of the second game of the series against the Diamondbacks on March 31.Of course, the Tigers have played worse games than Friday's, when Red Sox lefty starter Ranger Suarez was near-perfect (as, of course, was his Tigers counterpart, Casey Mize). But on a night when Riley Greene (first time not starting in 2026; he just missed a homer pinch-hitting in the 10th), Kerry Carpenter and Colt Keith were on the bench to start the game, working a few more at-bats could've possibly helped Detroit to get into that Boston bullpen (and some right-handers) earlier.

Suarez went eight innings, allowing just two hits, both in the first inning — and one of those was by Jahmai Jones, who was cut down trying to stretch a Green Wall ball into a double.MASA WAS READY! pic.twitter.com/gUY41JkqMB— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 18, 2026Three stars▶ Jahmai Jones▶ Ranger Suarez▶ Dontrelle Willis — The ex-Tigers pitcher's analysis added some spice to an otherwise mid Apple TV broadcast.Player of the game(Season total in parentheses)▶ Casey Mize (2)Tigers on national TVThe Tigers are 0-2 on national TV:Sunday, April 5: Lost to Cardinals, 5-3 (Peacock)Friday, April 17: Lost to Red Sox, 1-0 in 10 innings (Apple TV)Next Tigers game▶ Game 21: Tigers at Red Sox, 4:10 Saturday, Detroit SportsNet, 97.1ICYMI: Yesterday's Tigers recaptpaul@detroitnews.com@tonypaul1984Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here.This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Tigers recap, Game 20: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't