The Future's So Bright ...

Max Scherzer struck out nine in seven innings, limiting the potent Angel offense to three hits, and Alex Avila hit his first homer since May 22, as the Tigers took the lead in the AL wild-card race with a 5-1 win.

So they take the Angels series, and winning series is what Skipper Leyland says will get you to post-season. As long as you win two out of three, three out of four, awful games like the 13-0 mess don't hurt in the long run.

Since June 28: three of four from T-Bay, split with the Twins, three game sweep from the Royals, two of three wins in Baltimore, three of four wins vs LAA. Their record over the last 18 games: 13-5, and where ARE my shades? 

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We'll take help from wherever we can get it; even from the Red Sox. 

Cody Ross, the former Tiger,  won tonight's game with a three-run walkoff homer, his third three-run shot in two days, and the Carmines defeated the White Sox 3-1. The loss, and the Tiger win, reduces the Chicagoans' lead over the Tigers in the AL Central to 1 1-2 games.