Trouble brewing in Detroit: Tigers continue September collapse

Rodney Knuppel

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The Detroit Tigers lost their fifth straight.

The Cleveland Guardians won their ninth straight.

The American League Central sees a 1.5-game difference with 8 games to go.

Detroit led 5-3 heading to the 8th inning. Atlanta scored 1 in the eighth and 2 in the ninth to win the game 6-5.

Cleveland scored 1 in the first, two in the second, and added three more later in the game to cruise to a 6-0 win on the road at the Minnesota Twins.

When the two teams start playing tomorrow, the Guardians will be 83-71, while the Tigers will sit at 85-70.

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The Tigers will finish their series against the Braves at home, while Cleveland faces the Twins again. The two teams then meet for a three game series in Cleveland starting on Tuesday.

Cleveland also moved to within a single game of the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox for the final wildcard spot in the American League.

Things are definitely going to be interesting over the final week of the season, especially in the American League Central!

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Rodney Knuppel

Rodney Knuppel is a freelance writer for The Sporting News. When not watching, listening or writing about sports, Rodney enjoys following the travels of his three kids, who are all active in their own sports and activities. A huge St. Louis Cardinals fan, Rodney also enjoys St. Louis Blues hockey and is a big Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan.