With the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon, the Tigers (80-73) and Twins have identical records for the third wild-card position. However, the Twins own the season head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tigers, so the Tigers will need to finish with a better record.

Sports fans across the country are talking about the Detroit Tigers hot streak that has led them to a fight for the playoffs. Just over a month ago, the Tigers were 55-63, but now, they're 80-73, and with the Minnesota Twins losing again,

Just like that, after losing in heartbreaking walkoff fashion to the Guardians for the second time in less than 20 hours, the Twins are tied with the Tigers for the final wild card spot in the American League.

Tarik Skubal allowed three hits over five innings for his 17th win and the streaking Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to move within a half game of a playoff spot

Tarik Skubal won his fifth straight decision and Riley Greene homered as the Detroit Tigers beat the host Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday evening, completing a three-game sweep.