After a season where the Detroit Tigers routinely sat at the top of the American League for most of their year, the team's surprising September collapse has led to this weekend's series against the Boston Red Sox being the biggest three games of the season for the Tigers. After losing their first two games against the Cleveland Guardians earlier this week, the Tigers managed to etch out a victory on Thursday night, leading to the two teams being tied atop the American League Central at the start of the weekend.
The bad news for the Tigers is that the Guardians hold the tiebreaker for the American League Central.