Tony Paul talks with former Tigers catcher Alex Avila about the Tigers heading into the final weekend of the regular season with a 6.5-game lead over the second-place Cleveland Guardians.

Here are highlights from the latest episode of The Detroit News’ Tigers Today podcast:

â–¶ 1:40: Ex-Tigers GM Al Avila enjoying vacations with his wife

â–¶ 3:10: Tigers prepare to “put the hammer down”

â–¶ 6:20: Series against Guardians feels like the playoffs

â–¶ 10:10: “It’s anyone’s game” in postseason

â–¶ 13:50: Tarik Skubal avoids injury

â–¶ 18:30: “No easy outs” in AJ Hinch’s lineup

â–¶ 23:30: Dillon Dingler “tough as nails”

â–¶ 27:00: Working the count with aggressive swings

â–¶ 32:10: Possible Detroit-Milwaukee World Series

tpaul@detroitnews.com

@tonypaul1984

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