The SportsLine Projection Model shares its MLB playoff projections while identifying three World Series best bets

The Detroit Tigers are the best team in baseball this year. The team is undoubtedly the one to beat in the American League and, perhaps, better than the World Series-favorite Los Angeles Dodgers. Sitting at a 59-38 record midway through July,

On a recent episode of his Days of Roar podcast, Petzold made a blunt prediction: Tarik Skubal is likely gone after 2026. That’s when th e Tigers’ ace hits free agency, and Petzold doesn’t sound optimistic about Detroit being able to keep him.

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal owns a 2.23 ERA with 16 walks and 153 strikeouts across 121 innings in 19 starts during the 2025 season.

The American League clubhouse for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game is looking gritty as the Detroit Tigers sent six players and a bat boy to the Midsummer Classic.

Even after an exciting, plucky Detroit Tigers team pushed their way into the postseason last year, it would have been far-fetched to predict the production they've engineered midway through 2025.

At 59-38, Detroit owns the majors' best record and sent six All-Stars to Atlanta, the most of any team. And still, it doesn't seem the Tigers are being lauded as the title contenders that their numbers suggest.

Vegas boosts Tigers World Series odds after strong first half and Skubal’s dominance originally appeared on Athlon Sports. At the start of the season, FanDuel had the Tigers sitting at +3000 to win the World Series. Respectable, but still well outside the circle of serious threats.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Detroit Tigers Trying to Do Something Only Done Five Times in History. The Detroit Tigers will kick off the second half of the season on Friday night when they visit the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.