Atlanta — The Tigers tonight stand on the brink of elimination.
Their excruciating, 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday means the Tigers no longer control their wild-card fate.
“We’re not dead yet,” manager Brad Ausmus said.
The Blue Jays, who beat the Red Sox, and the Orioles, who lost to the Yankees, are tied with 88-73 records in the two wild-card spots. The Tigers, at 86-74, are 1 1/2 games back with two to play.
Thus, the Tigers need to win here Sunday and beat the Indians on Monday, then hope that either the Orioles and/or Blue Jays lose on Sunday.