When Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch said everyone is starting 0-0 after his team backed into the playoffs, he might have technically been right, but it did little to silence the doubters who knew the odds of a Tigers' bounce-back weren't great.
The good news, though, was that Detroit was able to line everything up to give itself the best possible chance of success. They ended up not needing ace Tarik Skubal to go on the season's final game, allowing them to save the reigning AL Cy Young winner for Game 1 in Cleveland.