After a tough Labor Day weekend in Minnesota, the mood is a bit dampened, but your Detroit Tigers still aren’t out of this thing. In fact, they are now just two games out of the American League wild card spot. Instead of the surging Toronto Blue Jays, the Tigers are now tasked with running down the floundering New York Yankees.
This is pretty fun.
So let’s just take a moment to reset the scene. The Tigers are two games behind the Yankees, who currently hold the final postseason berth. Another bottom dweller of late has also risen to challenge for a spot as the Baltimore Orioles stand a half game ahead of the Tigers as well.