Tarik Skubal pitched five innings of one run ball, Riley Green blasted a homer half way to St Louis and Trey Sweeney doubled in a pair of runs as the Tigers swept the three game series in Kansas City. With the Twins losing in extra innings in Cleveland, Detroit pulled to within half a game of Minnesota for the final playoff spot.
The stage is set!
The Tigers rode a three game winning streak into this final game of the season against the Kansas City Royals. They hold baseball’s best record over the past month of the season, winning 24 of their past 34 games.