The Detroit Tigers Are In Free Fall | What Went Wrong?

The Detroit Tigers went 1-5 from August 17-23, 2026, losing two of three
to the Pirates in Pittsburgh and getting swept by the Royals in Kansas
City. Detroit is 61-69, fourth in the AL Central, 7 games back, and 3.5
back of the final AL wild card with six teams ahead of them.

Joe Chapp breaks down all six games and argues that Scott Harris was
right to sell at the trade deadline — the Tigers' problem is a 13-24
division record and an offense that scored six runs in three games, not
the Tarik Skubal trade.

0:00 The worst week you could imagine
0:28 Where the Tigers stand
0:58 Monday: Tigers 8, Pirates 5
1:40 Wednesday: the Jansen walk-off
2:10 Friday & Saturday in Kansas City
2:28 Craig Kimbrel saves a game in 2026
2:57 Sunday: bullpen game, the sweep
3:30 My take: Scott Harris was right
4:47 The sell-off report card
5:09 13-24 in the division
6:14 Fifth-best ERA and nobody can hit
7:54 Why you don't keep Skubal into a lockout
8:29 The 14% at the deadline
11:15 What Harris got right
14:20 So what now?
14:44 Rays, Dodgers, and Michigan-Michigan State