Tigers Clench Playoff Seat

from the Detroit News

The last time the Detroit Tigers made it to the playoffs was 1987. Between then and now, the Tigers have lost the most games of any major-league club. On Sunday, they coasted to an 11-4 win over the Kansas City Royals by scoring nine runs in the second inning. The Tigers have a week left in the season to try for the league's best record (which means home-field advantage throughout the playoffs) and the Central Division title. They regained the best record Sunday, and they kept their division lead on Minnesota at 1 1/2 games. In effect it's 2 1/2 games, because the Tigers win the tiebreaker based on winning the season series from the Twins.

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