Why Detroit Still May Play in October

Curt Schilling and the people from Baseball Tonight say that the White Sox have the AL Central locked up.

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We at Detroit Tigers Storyline disagree.

If the Tigers had won last night's game, we would say that the AL Central is wrapped up as a comparison of schedules has a serious advantage going to Detroit.

Since the Tigers are now down three, with fifteen to play, they have their work cut out for them, but a comeback is extremely possible.

Here are three reasons why.

1.) The Tigers have nine remaining home games. The White Sox have six. 

2.) The Tigers only play one more team with a record of over .500 for four games. The White Sox play two teams with a record of over .500 for seven games. 

3.) On the current pitching rotation, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer have a total of seven starts left between the two of them. Scherzer has four and Verlander has three. If Verlander goes on short rest for one of the starts, then the two of them will be pitching in eight of the fifteen games remaining. If Verlander does not go on short rest, he will pitch the playoff game against the White Sox or Game 1 of the ALDS.

If the White Sox go 8-7 over the next fifteen, then the Tigers will have to go 11-4. This is a stretch, but with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer getting half, or more than half of the starting, we wouldn't yet count out the boys from Detroit.