Worst collapse ever? Tigers choke, Mets face reckoning in MLB's dramatic finale

Sept. 21 brought relief, kind of, to the Tigers: Sure, they lost their sixth in a row and ninth in 11 games as Atlanta completed a sweep, but the Guardians lost – finally. Minnesota salvaged the final game of a four-game series, keeping the Guardians at bay long enough for the teams to begin a three-game showdown at Cleveland, beginning Sept. 23.

As Tigers and Mets look to avoid stunning collapses, MLB’s final week should be a doozy

The Tigers are in jeopardy of blowing a 15 1/2 game AL Central lead while the Mets and their $340 million payroll could miss the playoffs.

Ha-Seong Kim homers and drives in 2 runs as Braves beat slumping Tigers, 6-2

Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game with a 6-2 win over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

Tigers' AL Central lead down to one game after blown save vs. Braves; Guardians eye biggest comeback ever

Saturday's loss dropped the Tigers to 85-70. The Guardians, who subtracted Shane Bieber at the trade deadline, are 83-71. Thanks to that series next week, the Guardians control their own destiny. If they win their final eight games, they will win the AL Central.

Highlights from Tigers' 6-5 loss against Braves

Here are highlights from the Tigers' 6-5 loss against the Braves at Comerica Park on Saturday. The Tigers got on the board first, when Spencer Torkelson plated Gleyber Torres with a two-out bloop single off Braves starting pitcher Joey Wentz, who broke into the majors with Detroit, to make it 1-0 in the first inning.

Acuña Jr. hits HR, Elder pitches seven strong innings as Braves beat slumping Tigers 8-1

Ronald Acuña Jr. homered and Bryce Elder pitched seven strong innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 10-1.
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