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The Tigers are roaring again. On Monday, they rolled over their closest competitor in the race for a postseason first-round bye, using home runs from Wenceel Pérez, Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Colt
This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/tigers as Tigers Owners Regarded as One of the Best in Baseball by MLB Fanbase. The Detroit Tigers are one of the most exciting teams in baseball, possessing a Major League roster brimming with young talent both in the lineup and on the pitching staff.
Jack Flaherty struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night.
The MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape here in the middle of August, though there is always the potential for a major shakeup if one of the teams on the fringe of contention gets hot.
The Tigers entered the 2025 season atop MLB Pipeline's farm-system rankings, but dropped in updated rankings from a pair of evaluators this week.
The Detroit Tigers are currently first in the American League Central, but it hasn't been smooth sailing in the second half of the season.
For one, all four Wild Card series are set to begin on Sept. 30, which lands on a Tuesday. That's two days after the Tigers are set to play their final game of the regular season, a road game against the pennant-chasing Boston Red Sox.