06/05/2026 6:40p EDT Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers

[gehringer_2]

36 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Finnegan bails out Holton. Vest for the 9th?

Holton in need of a complete short block rebuild.

[papalawrence]

I didn't foresee the bullpen being this terrible. I actually thought they would be a strength

Great to see the bats come alive. Torres and Carp are definitely giving them a lift

[lordstanley]

Guardians lose. Division deficit down to 9.5 games. 

[papalawrence]

3 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Guardians lose. Division deficit down to 9.5 games. 

And wild card deficit is down to 5.5.

And Skubal should be back soon. Maybe JV as well.

And I am half tempted to see what the betting odds are on Detroit making the post season. What a difference a week can make

[chasfh]

There is a long, long way to go, and even finishing .500 after a 22-38 start would be a literal historical first in big league history. But this is a nice start to a recovery.

Edited 3 hours ago by chasfh

[casimir]

3 minutes ago, chasfh said:

There is a long, long way to go, and even finishing .500 after a 22-38 start would be a literal historical first in big league history. But this is a nice start to a recovery.

65-53 gets them to .500. That’s a .601 winning percentage going forward.  Not impossible, but not much wiggle room.

The current 3rd wildcard (Texas) is 31-32, so below .500.  Now it seems doubtful a losing record gets into the playoffs.  I certainly wouldn’t want to see it.  So that .601 is probably not going to cut it, and along with that is the fact that there are 7 teams to jump to get that 3rd wildcard spot.

We’re all well aware that this team hasn’t really had an elongated run of good baseball.  Maybe they’ve just begun such a stretch.  And then hopefully add recovered Skubal and Mize into the mix, figure out what to do with SP moving into RP roles, and see what happens.

[oblong]

I think it’s odd to witness the last 2 seasons of streaks, by the Tigers and other teams, and think the season is over.  

[lordstanley]

Most or all teams that started 22-38 were crappy. Maybe just maybe the Tigers are a special case due to injuries. There have been plenty of teams that have played 20 games over .500 from June 1 through the end of the season. 

[casimir]

I wouldn’t say the Tigers are necessarily streaky by nature.  I think that’s just how things have played out.

I think in most normal seasons, 22-38 buries a team further than the Tigers buried themselves in terms of games behind.  They found themselves at the bottom of the league, which is still a tough hole to climb out of.  But whether or not the rest of the league is truly subpar or whether or not other teams have had similar misfortunes as the Tigers, that’s kind of irrelevant with the opportunity that the Tigers have in front of them.

5 1/2 games behind is one thing.  Climbing over 7 teams is another.  But, as you all remember, the early season schedule was against a lot of National League teams.  The Tigers still have enough American League teams left to play against.  So maybe that 7 teams is a bit less difficult to achieve if the Tigers can take care of business.  Maybe there isn’t as much scoreboard watching as there is simply taking advantage of winning against the opposition on the field (who very well could be 1 of those 7 teams).