Detroit Tigers at Athletics

They came in fresh off a devastating loss, traded their best player in the middle of a game and battled triple-digit temperatures in an outlier of a ballpark. And yet, the 2026 Tigers just kept on winning. Despite a number of factors working against them, the Tigers were in control from the start of Sunday’s 11-0 win over the Athletics, which wrapped up a three-game series sweep at Sutter Health Park. “We played a really good series in the midst of a lot of different things swirling around us,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “This group’s pretty tough.” With 50 games remaining in the regular season, Detroit (54-58) remains squarely in the American League playoff mix, just 2 1/2 games out of a Wild Card spot. Although their biggest Trade Deadline question was answered Saturday night when ace left-hander Tarik Skubal was traded to the Dodgers, the Tigers continue to show there is something to play for. “We’re in the chase for a spot in the playoffs, so that’s what we’re focusing on,” right-hander Keider Montero said through team interpreter Carlos Guillén. Montero fired six scoreless innings to pick up the win for the Tigers, appearing unfazed by the summer heat: Sunday’s game-time temperature was 95 degrees, and it only got worse as the afternoon game continued, climbing above the century mark.