The Detroit Tigers finally return home for the first time since the All-Star break this weekend after a successful seven-game road trip. AJ Hinch’s squad managed to take two of three from the Seattle Mariners — the host of this year’s ASG festivities — before heading to Kansas City to take three of four from their intradivision rivals, the Royals.
The Motor City Kitties are now eight games under the .500 mark and five games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central. But despite what seems like a narrow margin in the race for the division title, this squad is very likely to be sellers ahead of the trade deadline — with many already conceding that starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is all but gone.