Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals
Tigers move into tie with Twins for wild-card spot, but have more work to do
With the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon, the Tigers (80-73) and Twins have identical records for the third wild-card position. However, the Twins own the season head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tigers, so the Tigers will need to finish with a better record.
Just like that, the Twins and Tigers are tied in the AL wild card race
Just like that, after losing in heartbreaking walkoff fashion to the Guardians for the second time in less than 20 hours, the Twins are tied with the Tigers for the final wild card spot in the American League.
Jason Foley on the Tigers' chase for a Wild Card spot
Jason Foley talks about the Tigers' success this season, the team having fun together and their chase for a Wild Card spot
Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals odds, picks and predictions
Analyzing Wednesday’s Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.
MLB Playoff Odds Get Massive Shakeup After Detroit Tigers Sweep Royals
Wednesday couldn't have gone much better for the Detroit Tigers. When the day started, the Minnesota Twins led the Tigers by 1.5 games in the AL Wild Card race.
Detroit Tigers hunt for playoff spot with late-season hot streak
The Detroit Tigers are suddenly in the thick of the American League playoff race with only nine games left. The big picture: The Tigers are the hottest team in baseball, winning four straight and 25 of their last 35.
Sizzling Tigers sweep Royals, climb to brink of playoff spot
The Detroit Tigers look like a team determined to make the playoffs. And if they keep playing like they did this week in Kansas City, they’ll belong there. Rookie Trey Sweeney hit a two-run double and Tarik Skubal picked up his 17th win as the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium.
AL Playoff Race Heats Up: Tigers Chase Wild Card Spot
Tigers Chase Wild Card Spot
Detroit Tigers Star Tarik Skubal Anchoring All-Breakout Team Pitching Staff
Openers were used around Skubal and Montero with bulk pitchers behind them. The results were positive enough that the Tigers ...
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal roared again, but this one felt different for so many reasons
With everything at stake, Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal struck out Salvador Pérez swinging to strand two runners and ...
Slumping Twins fall short yet again, drop into tie with Tigers. No dressing this up
But the Twins failed to create more breathing room, once again felled by the Guardians’ bullpen. Nick Sandlin took over for ...
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Skubal solves his Royal blues as Tigers earn big series sweep
Tarik Skubal solved his Royal blues when the Tigers needed him most. After tying a season high with five runs in his last ...
Mizzou leapfrogged in AP Poll, facing familiar test against Vanderbilt: Eye on the Tigers
On this week's episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Eli Hoff and Ben Frederickson discuss Tennessee passing Missouri in ...
For the Tigers, a sweet sweep of the Royals and the power of belief
With Wednesday’s 4-2 win over the Royals, the Tigers are a mere half game behind the Twins in the American League wild-card ...
With 10 games to go, here’s the challenge facing playoff-hopeful Tigers
The Tigers, the hottest team in baseball, enter Wednesday night's series finale in Kansas City 1½ games behind the Twins for ...
Tigers overcome Royals in 10th
Parker Meadows' 10th-inning bloop single lifted the Detroit Tigers over the host Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday evening.
Tigers want to control their own destiny, keep winning ways going
The Tigers want to control their own destiny, and keep their winning ways going into a postseason spot. Brad Galli has more ...