Tigers Weekly Report: Down the stretch we come!

We’re down to the final two weeks of the 2025 Major League Baseball Regular Season, and the Detroit Tigers are just trying to get to the finish line and fend off any late-charging American League Central teams for the top spot in the division with 12 games remaining.

The past road trip for the Tigers began with taking two of three in New York against the Yankees followed by a disappointing weekend series down in Miami dropping two of three from the Marlins to finish with a .500 trip.

Detroit now sits 2.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the #1 spot in the American League when it comes to playoff seeding with a handful of other teams a few games behind them for the #2 seed, and the top two seeds in both leagues receive a first-round bye in the Wild Card Round.

As for the A.L. Central, here’s how it stacks up:

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

• Detroit Tigers – 85-65
• Cleveland Guardians – 78-71 (6.5 GB)
• Kansas City Royals – 75-75 (10 GB)
• Minnesota Twins – 65-84 (19.5 GB)
• Chicago White Sox – 57-93 (28 GB)

The highlights from the next that was are centered around the early week series in the Bronx:

And maybe a couple from the weekend:

The Tigers embark on their final homestand of the regular season, and it begins with a crucial A.L. Central showdown against one of the hotter teams in baseball right now:

• September 16-18th vs. Cleveland Guardians (Comerica Park)
• September 19th-21st vs. Atlanta Braves (Comerica Park)