SEATTLE – The last time the Detroit Tigers played here at T-Mobile Park, their season ended in the ALDS after 15 grueling innings. Not that they were worried about returning to the scene of last season's postseason heartbreak.
They're worried about other things now, like catching the teams ahead of them in the Wild Card race in the American League. Well, one of the teams that was ahead of them.
Because after the Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners, 8-0, on Tuesday, Aug. 4., the Tigers (55-58) had jumped half a game ahead of the Mariners (55-59), to get within 1½ games of the Cleveland Guardians in the final American League wild-card spot. (Between the Tigers and the Guardians: The Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers at one game back, and the Baltimore Orioles, tied with Detroit.) That obviously doesn't undo what happened last October, but it does build on the sweep of the Athletics, and it did keep the Tigers' recent offensive outburst well, bursting.
MOUND MEN: Jackson Jobe back with Tigers as Kenley Jansen focused on improvement
Their eight runs marked the sixth straight game the Tigers reached that number, tied for the longest streak in franchise history, and done for the first time since a run from July 4-8, 1927. As it turned out, the Tigers only needed one run, though, thanks to another dominant performance from right-hander Troy Melton.
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They're worried about other things now, like catching the teams ahead of them in the Wild Card race in the American League. Well, one of the teams that was ahead of them.
Because after the Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners, 8-0, on Tuesday, Aug. 4., the Tigers (55-58) had jumped half a game ahead of the Mariners (55-59), to get within 1½ games of the Cleveland Guardians in the final American League wild-card spot. (Between the Tigers and the Guardians: The Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers at one game back, and the Baltimore Orioles, tied with Detroit.) That obviously doesn't undo what happened last October, but it does build on the sweep of the Athletics, and it did keep the Tigers' recent offensive outburst well, bursting.
MOUND MEN: Jackson Jobe back with Tigers as Kenley Jansen focused on improvement
Their eight runs marked the sixth straight game the Tigers reached that number, tied for the longest streak in franchise history, and done for the first time since a run from July 4-8, 1927. As it turned out, the Tigers only needed one run, though, thanks to another dominant performance from right-hander Troy Melton.
#tigers #last #ahead
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