The Detroit Tigers open up the new month in the nation’s capital this week against the Washington Senators in a three-game series that represents half of their upcoming six-game road trip.
AJ Hinch and Co. come into play tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in all of Major League Baseball while also holding an MLB-best 11.5 game lead in the American League Central over the Cleveland Guardians. The Nats, on the other hand, are last in the National League East, sitting 14.5 games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies.