American League Central week in review: 5/2/14 – 5/8/14
May 4, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Detroit Tigers players Andrew Romine (27), Rajai Davis (20), Ian Kinsler (3) and Torii Hunter (48) celebrate after beating the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers beat the Royals 9-4. (Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports)
The American League Central division is the home of one of baseball’s hottest teams. The Detroit Tigers were cooled just a bit yesterday. They were riding an eight-game winning streak, but the streak ended with a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Yes, you read that correctly.
The Tigers are 8-2 over their last 10 games. Only the Miami Marlins have a better record (9-1) over their last 10.
A few other notes…
When could Chris Sale return?
The Cleveland Indians are playing rather well in the absence of Jason Kipnis.
Kansas City got a stellar outing last night. Too bad Danny Duffy could be returning to the bullpen.
The Minnesota Twins have had a pair of outfilders hit the 7-day concussion disabled list. Some aid might not be that far from returning.
Here’s a look at the standings as of end of play, May 8, 2014
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 20 | 10 | .667 | — |
| White Sox | 18 | 18 | .500 | 5.0 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6.0 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 19 | .457 | 6.5 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 18 | .455 | 6.5 |
How did the individual teams fare for last week and what’s on the horizon for each?
Onward we go…