The Detroit Tigers (86-74) are no longer in charge of their fate in the American League Central, despite entering their final series of 2025 tied for the division lead; the Cleveland Guardians still own all of the cards to repeat as Central champs.

The magic number for the Guardians (86-74) to win the division is two after they lost to the Texas Rangers on Friday, Sept. 26, in Cleveland and the Tigers lost to the Red Sox, 4-3, in Boston . The Tigers and Guardians are tied atop the AL Central, but Cleveland has the tiebreaker after winning the season series, 8-5.

That means the Tigers could be eliminated from AL Central contention as early as Saturday night, if they lose to Boston in a 4:10 p.m. start (FanDuel Sports Network) and the Guardians beat the Rangers in a 7:15 p.m. start

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