The Detroit Tigers are 1-9 over their last ten games. After dropping their season opener to the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, the Tigers are in a tie of the top spot in the American League Central. Detroit manager AJ Hinch saw his ace, Tarik Skubal, suffer a crazy inning in what became a 5-2 loss. Despite the defeat, the Tigers' chances at the AL playoffs are still good.
Detroit's slip down the standings puts them in a special place in Major League Baseball history. If Hinch cannot get his team to recover in the final week of the regular season, the Tigers might go from the top of the AL standings to out of the playoff picture completely. Detroit has five games left to determine its fate, including two more games on the road against the Guardians.
Hinch has downplayed his team's st