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-- The Tigers did the thing. Sellers at the trade deadline, under .500 as recently as August 25, out of playoff position as recently as last Sunday morning, the Detroit Tigers are going to the postseason. They won their sixth in a row, 4-1 over the White Sox, to clinch their first trip to October since 2014. It was their 15th win in 18 games, capping a 31-11 run stretching to mid-August. We haven’t had a baseball story like this in a long time, maybe since the 2007 Rockies.
The Tigers have lit up this September with youth and defense and pitching. Six of their nine starters last night are no older than 24. They’ve allowed just 65 runs this month, fewer than any team other than the Padres. Once again, A.J. Hinch assembled 27 outs from a group of unheralded pitchers, not a single one making even $800,000 this year.
The Tigers have lit up this September with youth and defense and pitching. Six of their nine starters last night are no older than 24. They’ve allowed just 65 runs this month, fewer than any team other than the Padres. Once again, A.J. Hinch assembled 27 outs from a group of unheralded pitchers, not a single one making even $800,000 this year.
