The Detroit Tigers are coming off a series win against the visiting Minnesota Twins — the top team in the American League Central — taking the last three of the four-game set to pull within seven games of the division leader.
However, the Motor City Kitties are still 11 games under the .500 mark, which in any other division would have them all but mathematically eliminated with a little over a month and a half remaining in the regular season. Nonetheless, AJ Hinch’s team can still play spoilers even if they remain out of reach of the division title.