The MLB season is quickly coming to a close. It felt like just yesterday Opening Day was here, and now it is the middle of September; if any team fell short of expectations for their success this year, it is the Detroit Tigers.
The Tigers went into the 2026 season with expectations of a World Series bid, but things went so far south that they traded away both Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize at the deadline. However, their playoff hopes aren't dead quite yet.
Yes, Detroit is currently eight games under .500, but the American League has a very mediocre turtle race going on for the final wild card spot which the Tigers are currently 4.5 games out of which isn't ideal with two weeks left of the season.
No-quitter in the 7th
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers)[pic.twitter.com/7APK5BbkaA][September 15, 2026]
However, mathematically, this ballclub has not been eliminated from October baseball just yet, and if they are somehow able to keep winning games with a below-average bullpen as well as getting a lot of help from other teams, then there is a chance that they get a chance at the postseason.
Somehow, some way the Tigers went from the wrong side of a no-hit bid on Monday night against the Toronto Bl...