Through 46 games, the Detroit Tigers are just a game out of last place in the American League Central Division.
Two weeks ago, that would've been hard to believe.
The Tigers (20-26) were flirting with the playoffs before being swept by the Chicago White Sox over the weekend. They are 5½ games out of the AL's eighth and final spot in the expanded 16-team postseason.
The remainder of the schedule features six games with the Kansas City Royals, four with the Cleveland Indians and two with the Minnesota Twins. Two games in doubleheader form could be made up against the St.