DETROIT -- The last time the Tigers took the field at Comerica Park, they were hearing scattered boos on their way off of it.

Detroit had just suffered a three-game series sweep to Atlanta , part of a 1-5 homestand that helped turn what was hoped to be a coronation for the club's first American League Central title since 2014 into a full-fledged fight for the division. The team that thrived on putting pressure on its opponents for the better part of a calendar year was seemingly struggling with the weight of being the favorite rather than the underdog. There were boos from some, stunned silence from many others.

They were on the verge of, by some measurements, the biggest collapse in a division race in MLB history . What they’ve accomplished since has turned it into an asterisk.

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