Most major outlets rank the Tigers as the No. 1 team in baseball, including USA TODAY, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports. Despite dropping their most recent series to the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers maintain MLB's best record at 46-27 entering Monday's play.

The Tigers didn’t get the desired result in the last leg of their road trip, splitting the four-game series at Rate Field following a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the White Sox on Thursday. Casey Mize battled through 4 2/3 innings,

Elly De La Cruz homered, scored three times and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4.