The Tigers beat the Guardians 3-0 on August 13, answering a previous hit on the board with a clean shutout in a direct race game.
Dillon Dingler drove in the first run in the third. Eduardo Valencia homered in the sixth, and Spencer Torkelson added an RBI single in the eighth as Detroit built its lead.
Cleveland was held scoreless despite Chase DeLauter going 2-for-4.
What It Means
The Tigers improve to 60-61. The Guardians fall to 59-63.
BaseChaser has Detroit at 40.1% to make the playoffs. Cleveland sits at 23.8%.
Detroit made the biggest jump on the Odds Movers board, and this win pushed the Tigers back toward safer ground.
Track every team's playoff race with 100,000 simulations updated daily at BaseChaser.
100,000 simulations updated daily, see every team's playoff path
View MLB Playoff Odds →