Detroit Tigers

AL Central Magic Number: 6

Playoff Spot Magic Number: 4

The Detroit Tigers continue to tumble, dropping their seventh straight with a 5-2 loss to the team that’s chased them down, the Cleveland Guardians. After sweeping Detroit last week, Cleveland continues to dominate, even beating Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal last night. Now the red-hot Guardians have the edge in the AL Central, despite having identical records, thanks to having the tiebreaker over Detroit. 

Detroit’s saving grace may come down to the wild card, where they hold the tiebreaker over the Houston Astros, who are currently on the outside looking in, also on the wrong side of a tiebreaker with Cleveland.