The Detroit Tigers are now 50 games into the season and they continue to hold the best record in the major leagues. They’re well beyond “hot streak” territory. Only the New York Yankees have a better run differential at 93 runs versus the Tigers 85 run mark this season. The Tigers are on their way to establishing themselves among the best teams in baseball.
If we go back through their last 110 games, taking us back to the beginning of August and including the postseason, the Tigers have a 71-39 record. They’re coming up on three-quarters of a season’s worth of games where they stand atop the major leagues.