Tigers Weekly Report: More Home Domination

Comerica Park was (very) friendly to the Detroit Tigers this past week that saw the home team win two more series and post a 5-1 overall mark while also extending their American League Central lead with just over a month left in the regular season.

To begin the week, Detroit swept the Houston Astros out of town in three games followed by taking two of three over the weekend against the Kansas City Royals.

The Tigers (78 wins) currently sit in the top spot in the battle for the #1 overall seed in the American League just a few wins ahead of those Toronto Blue Jays (76 wins).

Here’s how the A.L. Central looks as we head into the final full week of August:

American League Central Standings

• Detroit Tigers – 78-54
• Kansas City Royals – 67-64 (10.5 GB)
• Cleveland Guardians – 64-65 (12.5 GB)
• Minnesota Twins – 59-71 (18 GB)
• Chicago White Sox – 47-83 (29 GB)

Some highlights from the past week begins with a Jack Flaherty gem early in the week:

Tarik Skubal was phenomenal again:

There was a walk-off walk:

Continuing the dominating pitching trend, how about Charlie Morton?

Zach McKinstry had a blast on Friday night:

Just a reminder that Jake Rogers can still hit a baseball:

A couple of long balls from “Greeny” and “Tork” to conclude the highlight montage:

The Tigers conclude August with a six-game road swing in seven days against a pair of American League foes:

• August 25-27th at Athletics (Sutter Health Park)
• August 29th-31st at Kansas City Royals (Kauffman Stadium)