A series win over the fourth place Kansas City Royals over the weekend allowed the Tigers to creep within two and a half games of the Royals in the AL Central. Things get a lot more difficult as they come home for series against the AL leading Houston Astros and then the Chicago White Sox this weekend.
Nothing that happens now will ease the pain of a brutal season for the Tigers, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some positive developments underway. Over the last 30 days, the Tigers’ offense, still on track as one of the worst in baseball this season, has actually been a middle of the pack unit, producing a 101 wRC+.