The Tigers open a huge three-game series against the AL Central Division-leading Cleveland Indians on Monday night at Progressive Field. First pitch is 7:10 p.m.
The second-place Tigers trail the Indians by 5.5 games in the Central. And although they’re 0-9 against Cleveland this season, the Tigers are riding high entering the series, fresh off a four-game sweep of the Rays.
Justin Upton had a big moment in the Tigers’ 5-1 win over the Rays on Sunday, stroking a two-run double right after the Tigers had tied the game 1-1 in the eighth. The reaction in the Tigers’ dugout was one of the coolest moments of the Tigers’ season thus far, Chris McCosky writes.