The Detroit Tigers understand that desperate times call for desperate measures. For the Tigers, what was once a 15.5-game lead in the American League Central is now just one game. Detroit has lost six games in a row and nine of 10.
Meanwhile, before the Cleveland Guardians lost on Sunday, they had won 10 in a row and 15 of 16. Yes, the Tigers are desperate. They are staring at the possibility of one of the worst collapses in modern MLB history.
As such, Tigers manager AJ Hinch is doing what we’d all do in his position — relying on his most talented player to carry Detroit out of the storm.