A Detroit Tigers team is down 2-1 in the American League Division Series while facing the winner of the American League West. After winning Game 1 by a 3-2 score, the Tigers drop the next two as the hitters go largely silent. In the do-or-die Game 4, Detroit is down 3-0 before the bats wake up and they come back to even the series at two games apiece, forcing a Game 5 on the road on October 10. The Tigers’ ace, a former Cy Young winner, is slated to start the series finale with the entire fanbase’s expectations riding on his able shoulders.

Yes, this is happening in 2025 — but the above paragraph also exactly describes 2013, in which the Tigers faced the Oakland Athletics in an ALDS which weirdly parallels the current one. And yes, we know how that season turned out in the end… but relax,

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