DETROIT – The Tigers won the last game of the series with the Guardians Thursday, and the Astros beat the Athletics. What does the playoff situation look like as of Friday?
What is the AL central situation?
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- Detroit is currently tied with Cleveland for the division, but Cleveland owns the tiebreaker after winning the season series 8-5.
- Cleveland’s magic number to clinch the division is 3.
- Detroit’s magic number to clinch the division is 4.
What is the wild card situation?
- Detroit’s magic number to clinch the wild card is two.
- They currently sit one game ahead of the Houston Astros for the wild card.
Previews of the upcoming series:
The Tigers have a 3-game series at Fenway Park with the Boston Red Sox
- Detroit is 2-8 in their last 10 games, Boston is 6-4 in their last 10 games
- Boston’s magic number is 1 to clinch the wild card
Game 1: Casey Mize (14-6, 3.91 ERA) vs. Kyle Harrison (1-1, 3.58 ERA)
Game 2: TBD vs. Connelly Early (1-1, 1.88 ERA)
Game 3: Tarik Skubal (13-6, 2.21 ERA) vs. TBD
The Astros have a 3-game series at Angel Stadium with Anaheim Angels
- Houston is 4-6 in their last 10 games, Angels 2-8 in their last 10 games
- Houston’s magic number to clinch the wild card is 2
- The Angels were eliminated from the playoffs on Sept. 14
Game 1: Jason Alexander (4-2, 4.83 ERA) vs. Kyle Hendricks (8-10, 4.79 ERA)
Game 2: TBD vs. Caden Dana (0-3, 6.39 ERA)
Game 3: TBD vs. Sam Aldegheri (0-1, 8.00 ERA)
Cleveland has a 3-game series at home with Rangers
- The Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs on Sept. 23
- Cleveland 8-2 in last 10, Texas 1-9 in their last 10
Game 1: Jack Leiter (9-10, 3.92 ERA) vs. Slade Cecconi (7-6, 4.15 ERA)
Game 2: TBD vs. TBD
Game 3: TBD vs. TBD