Detroit Tigers
AL Central Magic Number: 6
Playoff Spot Magic Number: 5
Who would have thought the Detroit Tigers would be fighting for their division and even playoff lives even a few weeks ago? A second half Tigers collapse culiminated in a Cleveland Guardians sweep over Detroit last week. Now the red-hot Guardians are just a game back of Detroit with the regular season series tiebreaker (currently 6-4 Cleveland) still to be decided. You see, these teams has a final series this week, which will likely decide the AL Central champ. How can you not love playoff race baseball!
Detroit’s saving grace may come down to the wild card where they do hold the tiebreaker over the Houston Astros, who are currently on the outside looking in, on the wrong side of a tiebreaker with Cleveland.