Even though they weren’t sweeps this past week, the Detroit Tigers collected two more series wins after taking two of three from both the New York Yankees at home and Minnesota Twins on the road and were able to maintain their small early season lead in the American League Central heading into another week.

The Tigers took the first two games of both series against the Yankees and Twins before falling the series finales and currently sit three games above the .500 mark overall.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL STANDINGS
DETROIT TIGERS – 9-6
Cleveland Guardians – 8-7 (1 GB)
Kansas City Royals – 8-8 (1.5 GB)
Minnesota Twins – 5-11 (4.5 GB)
Chicago White Sox – 4-11 (5 GB)

Some standouts from the past week include “Tork” continuing to mash the baseball:

The Tigers thrived off the long ball against the Yankees:

Jackson Jobe picked up his first career Major League victory:

The upcoming schedule for the Tigers includes no day off as they conclude a six-game road trip to begin the week in Milwaukee followed by kicking off a ten-game homestand this coming weekend against another A.L. Central foe:

• April 14-16th at Milwaukee Brewers (American Family Field)
• April 17-20th vs. Kansas City Royals (Comerica Park)