For a lot of September, a matchup between the Orioles and Tigers in the wild card round felt like an inevitability. Heading into the final weekend, with Detroit only needing to secure wins against the MLB-worst White Sox to keep their position as the next team behind the O’s. Things flipped around over the final weekend and it’s going to be the Royals coming in to Baltimore on Tuesday instead.
The Tigers, after beating Chicago on Friday night to give the White Sox a record 121 losses, fell apart in the last couple of days, losing 4-0 and 9-5 over the final two games.