The Tigers can seize a wild card spot if they can subdue the suddenly hot ChiSox
It has been a full decade since the last time the Detroit Tigers earned a spot in the MLB playoffs , and thanks to a miraculous run that has seen the team go 30-11 over the past two months, they are on the brink of snapping that streak with a wild card spot this fall.
The season’s final series comes at home against the Chicago White Sox , who need just one more loss to set the all-time major-league futility record. They have already surpassed Detroit’s American League mark of 119 and the next defeat will give them the edge over the 1962 New York Mets , who went 40-120 in their inaugural season.
However, it will not be lollipops and rainbows for the Olde English D, as the visitors come in riding a three-game winning streak having swept the also-struggling Los Angeles Angels at home. Recall that the 2003 Tigers won five of their last six games, so nothing is a given even with a historically-awful franchise.
The good news is that the Motor City Kitties have their all-star pitcher TBD lined up for all three games, which has boded well for the team since the trade deadline. Take a look below at who the ChiSox have lined up for this weekend.
Detroit Tigers (85-74) vs Chicago White Sox (39-120)
Times (ET): Fri: 6:40 p.m.; Sat: 1:10 p.m.; Sun: 3:10 p.m.
Place: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
SB Nation Site: South Side Sox
Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV
, Tigers Radio Network
Game 160: TBD vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (6-12, 3.68 ERA)
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Game 161: TBD vs. RHP Sean Burke (1-0, 1.93 ERA)
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Game 162: TBD vs. RHP Jonathan Cannon (4-10, 4.37 ERA)
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Series Outlook: We all know what the Tigers must do
Just win, baby.