It's that time of the year again: Time to count down the Detroit Tigers' magic number!

The " magic number " is used in baseball to determine how many wins (or how many losses by the No. 2 team) are required for a team to clinch a spot in the postseason through a wild-card berth or a division title. It's a nice, round way of figuring out how long before teams (and their fans) can start celebrating.

Despite losing two of three games to start the week against the New York Mets , A.J. Hinch's squad is sitting comfortably in first place in the American League Central.

The Tigers beat the Mets on Wednesday , Sept. 3, thanks to huge at-bats from sluggers Kerry Carpenter and Riley Greene and now have an 81-60 record – good for a 10-game lead over the Kansas City Royals (as the Royals

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