The Detroit Tigers are heading down the final stretch of the season and have their eyes on their second consecutive playoff berth. A sweep of the Houston Astros has the Tigers with a 10-game lead over the Kansas City Royals in the American League Central and the attention has turned from whether they’ll get to October to who they will be facing when they get there.

Pontes' scouting report on McGonigle is a very exciting one for Tigers fans. While he still needs to prove it in the Majors, Pontes believes he has all of the tools needed to be a superstar in the Major Leagues.

For one, all four Wild Card series are set to begin on Sept. 30, which lands on a Tuesday. That's two days after the Tigers are set to play their final game of the regular season, a road game against the pennant-chasing Boston Red Sox.

Baseball's top team is still rolling -- though might be slowing down -- while one NL contender continues its fall down our list in Week 21.

The Detroit Tigers were in the midst of their roughest stretch of the season right around the time of the All-Star break, dropping 12 out of 13 games and seemin

Leading the way, it seems, is the Tigers' talent in the dirt. MLB Pipeline on Tuesday night listed its 10 organizations with the best infield prospects, slotting the Tigers in at No. 2, behind the Milwaukee Brewers.

If there is one difference between Skubal and Skenes, it is that Skubal is in attack mode more than anyone in the league. He leads MLB in throwing his first pitch for a strike at 70% of the time. Overall, he throws strikes 55% of the time -- good for third most in baseball.

Astros vs Tigers best bet: Charlie Morton Over 5.5 strikeouts (+122) The Detroit Tigers went out and acquired Charlie Morton at the trade deadline from the Baltimore Orioles.

The Tigers entered the 2025 season atop MLB Pipeline's farm-system rankings, but dropped in updated rankings from a pair of evaluators this week.