This is not how the Detroit Tigers drew it up at the beginning of the season. After leading the American League Central for the better part of the past five months, the Tigers’ playoff hopes and the outcome of the division come down to one weekend in Boston.

The Detroit Tigers face the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 (9/26/25) in a regular season MLB game at Fenway Park.

Ray Lane, one of the most versatile and respected broadcasters in Detroit sports history, died at age 95 on Saturday, Sept. 27, from complications after a recent fall at his home in Farmington Hills, according to his daughter Deanne Lane.

The Detroit Tigers’ free fall has now reached epic depths. They are now tied with the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.