It's official: the Detroit Tigers are heading to the playoffs. Their opponent and location are less-than-official at this point, however.
The Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox, 2-1, at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday, Sept. 27, to clinch their second consecutive postseason berth. But with the Cleveland Guardians so close to the Tigers in the American League Central standings, there remain many possibilities for the Tigers opponent and location for their upcoming wild-card series .
The Tigers can clinch the No. 3, No. 5 or No. 6 seed in the AL playoffs, and all of them would lead to a wild-card series. The Tigers would host the series should they win the division, giving them the No. 3 seed, and would go on the road should they earn a No. 5 or No. 6 seed. EVAN PETZOLD: How A.J. Hin