Detroit’s Tarik Skubal will be back on the mound at Progressive Field on Tuesday for the first game of the AL Wild Card Series against Cleveland.

It all almost slipped away from the Detroit Tigers. A 15.5-game lead in the American League Central evaporated. Completely. Once owners of the best record in ba

They were 59-34, three games better than any other team in baseball on July 8 – a date that will apparently live in infamy. After that, the Guardians began a blistering 44-23 streak, and the Tigers lost 11 of 12, pulling them back to the pack.

Jamhai Jones hit a two-run single to rally Detroit from an early deficit, and the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the AL playoffs.

The Astros' loss to the Angels lowered the Tigers' magic number to one to clinch the third and final wild-card in the American League.

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MLB Central discusses the Tigers' victory to tie for first place in the AL Central standings, Riley Greene's impact and more

Greene struck out in the second inning of Saturday's game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, to reach No. 200. He already owns the Tigers' record for K's in a single season, passing Cecil Fielder (182 in 1990).