Since the All-Star break, the Detroit Tigers pitching staff has the best record in the American League at 28-21. They also have the best ERA in baseball. Those two facts are intimately connected, of course. At 75-71 overall, with 16 games left to play coming into Thursday’s matchup with the Colorado Rockies, the Tigers still need to pull off something like a 12-4 closing record, if not better, to overtake the Minnesota Twins. It’s a longshot, but the Tigers second half run is sending great long-term signals to the fanbase even if the task at hand is daunting.
Unlikely Tigers run sparked by brilliant pitching management
