With their three game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend, the Detroit Tigers have at least temporarily stabilized a sinking ship. They’re still pretty far from sailing to any happier destination. The Orioles remain one of the bottom feeders around the game, and the Tigers came into that series dropping four of five to another fellow cellar dweller, the Oakland A’s.
So, while it was a huge relief to see the Tigers hit a little better and rack up some wins, they certainly haven’t turned the tide just yet. They’re currently six games back in the wild card standings, and that’s a fairly deep hole this early on in the season.