11, the Tigers woke up in San Francisco looking ... How has this group conjured such a miraculous turnaround? And can the “Gritty Tigs” make noise come October? Subscribe to Baseball Bar ...

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is making his agent, Scott Boras, proud, strong-arming the front office into trying to sign Alex Bregman.

Their demise came at the hands of Detroit, as fate would have it, so Bregman saw the Tigers' connectivity and trademark pluck up close. The 'Gritty Tigs' moniker caught on because its essence is true.