Tigers, Royals extend Wild Card lead
AL wild-card race: Twins' loss drops Tigers' magic number to one
With Detroit beating Tampa Bay 4-3 at Comerica Park and the Royals defeating the Nationals 7-4, the idle Mariners were officially eliminated from American League wild-card contention. Later Thursday, the Twins lost to the Marlins in 13 innings, 8-6, so the Tigers' magic number to clinch a playoff spot was reduced to one.
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Detroit Tigers get another loss from Twins, now 1 win from AL wild-card playoff berth
The Detroit Tigers are three games up on the Twins in the AL wild-card playoff race; they can clinch a berth with a victory vs Chicago at home Friday.
AL wild-card chase: Will Royals’ collapse change Tigers’ target?
The Royals’ collapse and the Tigers’ surge have been two of the biggest September storylines. The Twins could surpass the Royals as early as Sunday. So the Tigers, after spending most of the month chasing Minnesota, could soon find themselves chasing the Royals.
After being swept by Tigers, KC Royals’ Wild Card standing is much more precarious
The Kansas City Royals remain in the second Wild Card spot after Wednesday’s game. But their playoff cushion just got a lot smaller.
AL wild-card race: Tigers creep up on Twins, reeling Royals
The Tigers are a half-game behind Minnesota for the third and final wild-card spot but they are also just one game behind Kansas City for the No. 2 spot.
Playoff Push: Royals, Tigers move closer to securing playoff berth
Kansas City trimmed their magic number to two with a victory over Washington, while Detroit did the same in a comeback win over Tampa Bay.
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The former Tigers broadcaster set the bar high for Manager AJ Hinch's team before he was replaced by Jason Benetti.
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For the Tigers, a sweet sweep of the Royals and the power of belief
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Meadows gives Detroit lead with broken-bat single in the 10th, Tigers hold on to beat Royals 3-1
Parker Meadows hit a broken-bat single in the 10th inning to give Detroit the lead, moments after Trey Sweeney had been given ...
Twins just handed playoff spots to rival Royals, Tigers with embarrassing extra-innings loss
The Twins squandered countless chances in an embarrassing loss to the Marlins, and brought the rival Royals' and Tigers' ...