DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers played three games in Cleveland with the Guardians chasing a division crown and a historic comeback.

Then they went to a sold-out Fenway Park for three more against a team fighting for a playoff spot.

Then came three playoff games back in Cleveland, including a do-or-die elimination game. Finally, they flew west to Seattle, where 47,000-plus fans created an earsplitting backdrop for the first two games of the American League Division Series.

The point? During the Tigers’ 12-game, 16-day road trip, it was a playoff atmosphere before the playoffs even started. Their long-awaited homecoming to Comerica Park, beginning with Game 3 on Tuesday afternoon, has a lot to live up to.

Now they’re home sweet home. But home wasn’t so sweet when they left. The Tigers dro

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