Well, this should be fun.
The Tigers and Red Sox were projected to sit at opposite ends of the standings all season long, but Detroit’s surprising start to the season (coupled with their exceedingly mediocre divisional rivals) led the fanbase to get a little slap-happy. Even when these two teams faced off in early June, the Tigers were just 3 1⁄2 games out of first place, albeit a few games under .500. The Red Sox, on the other hand, were... about where they are right now: in first place with more than twice as many wins as losses.