The magic is back at Detroit's Comerica Park and the Tigers' magic number keeps shrinking.
With their latest victory, 7-1 over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, the Tigers saw their magic number to secure an American League wild card fall to three. Detroit (84-74) is tied for the second and third wild cards with the Kansas City Royals (84-74), who own the tiebreaker.
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