DETROIT -- The Tigers keep taking hits to their lineup with injuries. But they keep on hitting. And after Tuesday’s 8-3 win over the Brewers at Comerica Park, they might be crashing the American League postseason picture.\n\n• Box score\n\n“There's no cashing in in September right now. We're all here, hungry,” said
On Tuesday, it wasn’t that close. As
Candelario is now batting .370 (20-for-54) with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 15 games from the cleanup spot this year.\n\n“You get a guy that's hot, and that's where you stick him,” Gardenhire said. “And at the time when we put him in there, he was starting to swing really well. We were trying to get three or four people that are swinging good together and you can score runs. But Candy has just stayed hot. He's confident, he puts some really nice swings out there and you can see the difference in everything -- the way he plays defense, the whole package. He's really positive and that's the guy.\n\n“As we talked about all spring, we need this guy to do something -- and it's time. He's stepping up and getting it done.”
Behind Candelario, rookie shortstop