Tigers safe postseason berth, takes lead in tight AL Central race

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Champagne flowed within the Boston Red Sox clubhouse on Friday because the group celebrated clinching a playoff spot.

Saturday evening, the Detroit Tigers had their probability to toast.

Regardless of the absence of Alex Bregman, Jarren Duran and Trevor Story from Saturday's lineup, the Tigers nonetheless managed to carry on for a 2-1 victory over the Pink Sox at Fenway Park. The victory earned Detroit a playoff berth and moved the Tigers to the highest of the AL Central standings.

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The Detroit Tigers have fun clinching a playoff berth after defeating the Boston Pink Sox at Fenway Park, Saturday, in Boston, Mass. (Bob DeChiara/Imagn Picture)

Jahmai Jones was chargeable for each of the Tigers runs on Sunday. He hit a two-run single within the fifth inning.

The Tigers entered Saturday evening's MLB action with only a half-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians. Detroit will finish the common season on Sunday after they play the final recreation of a three-game collection with the Pink Sox.

The Detroit Tigers pose for a group image after their 2-1 postseason-clinching win over the Boston Pink Sox at Fenway Park, Saturday, in Boston, Mass. (Winslow Townson/Getty Photographs)

The Tigers haven't superior to the postseason in back-to-back seasons.

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A Detroit win, mixed with a Guardians defeat in any of their ultimate two video games, would give the Tigers the AL Central crown.

The Guardians had been tied 2-2 with the Texas Rangers within the ninth inning on Saturday night. Cleveland infielder CJ Kayfus was hit by a pitch within the backside of the inning, which introduced the game-winning run to house plate.

Chris Ilitch, chairman and CEO of the Detroit Tigers, is doused with beer after their 2-1 win over the Boston Pink Sox on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot. (Winslow Townson/Getty Photographs)

The Tigers' highway to the playoffs grew notably tenuous because the group tried to finish a late-season collapse.

"Sort of a loopy experience, but it surely's properly price it," supervisor A.J. Hinch instructed Tigers gamers on Saturday. "We went up, we went down, we went up once more."

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In July, the Tigers held a 14-game lead within the division. By early September, their lead dropped to 9½ video games — however then a free fall within the standings ensued.

Detroit dropped 12 of 14 video games, which pressured them right into a tie with the Guardians. Ought to the AL Central race finish in a tie, Cleveland holds the tiebreaker benefit.