"On Wednesday night against the Cleveland Guardians, Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson stood stunned as he watched a routine ground ball spin off his glove and into right field. Later, his teammate, catcher Dillon Dingler, doubled over in disbelief after an innocent foul pop up plopped off his mitt and on to the dirt. These were some of the low-lights of yet another Tigers loss, their eighth straight, a defeat which dropped them completely out of first place for the first time since April, shortly after the 2025 season began."
"With three games to go of the regular season, the Tigers and the Guardians are tied for first place in the AL Central, but Cleveland own the tiebreaker as they have the better head-to-head over the course of the season. The Tigers do hold a one-game lead over the Houston Astros for the final wildcard place, but if their collapse continues and the Astros do well in their final games, Detroit would be in serious trouble."
The Tigers endured an eighth straight loss highlighted by defensive errors that directly contributed to runs and momentum shifts. That defeat dropped Detroit out of first place for the first time since April and left them tied with Cleveland while trailing on the head-to-head tiebreaker. Detroit still holds a one-game advantage over Houston for the final wild-card spot, but the recent slide from a 9.5-game lead with 16 games left has created three possible season outcomes: clinch the division, play a wild-card series, or miss the postseason entirely. The team needs favorable bounces and time to regain composure.
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