Chicago — You can break it down and analyze it any way you want, but it’s doubtful you will find any singular root cause for the Tigers’ season-long struggle within their division. As the Dawes song goes, it’s a little bit of everything.
“Every team is going to match up differently within the division,” manager AJ Hinch said. “Every win counts the same, but we focus on our division because we play them the most. Quite honestly, it’s the motivation leaving the season.”
With two games against the Central Division champion White Sox left, the Tigers are 29-45 against them (6-11), the Indians (7-12), Royals (8-11) and Twins (8-11).