Torkelson lifts Tigers to 20 games over .500 for 1st time since 2013

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The last time the Tigers were 20 games over .500, their lineup was stacked with stars Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Victor Martinez and Torii Hunter, and their rotation boasted Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Anibal Sánchez. That was in 2013, when they finished 93-69 in the final season of Jim Leyland’s Hall of Fame managerial career. They came within two games of a return to the World Series before falling to the Red Sox in six games in the American League Championship Series.

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