Tigers’ Manning sharp but loses pitching duel to Angels’ Sandoval, 1-0

DETROIT — Here we are on the dim outskirts of major league relevancy, far from the glare of any type of playoff race. Two teams with big aspirations coming into the season that have been similarly wracked by injuries and underperformance. The Tigers and visiting Los Angeles Angels again reduced to playing out the string and realigning hopes and dreams for next season. What are you going to do except enjoy a baseball game on its own merits, independent of any larger context? Not hard to do given the star power of the Angels — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hitting 1-2 in their order — and the bri…

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