In the American League, four teams are competing for the final two wild-card spots. The Kansas City Royals (82-72) and Minnesota Twins (81-73) would make the playoffs if the season ended today. The Tigers (80-74) and Seattle Mariners (79-75) are still in the race.

The Detroit Tigers are tied for the sixth and final playoff spot in the AL. Here's how the expanded MLB playoffs work, should Detroit make it.

The Detroit Tigers are a game behind the Minnesota Twins in the American League wild-card race with eight games left this season.

With the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon, the Tigers (80-73) and Twins have identical records for the third wild-card position. However, the Twins own the season head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tigers, so the Tigers will need to finish with a better record.

Colton Cowser hit his 21st and 22nd home runs, James McCann added his sixth and seventh and the Orioles went deep a season-high five times in a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

BALTIMORE -- With just over a week left in the 2024 regular season, the Detroit Tigers look to keep their playoff hopes alive when they face the Baltimore Orioles in their final road series of the year.

Despite this, the Orioles enter this weekend’s series against the Tigers with the possibility of clinching a spot in the postseason and potentially even clinching the home field position for the wild card round.