But guess who has the best record in the American League? That's right....YOUR Defending American League Champion Detroit Tigers!

After tonight's 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, our record stands a 6-4. The .667 winning percentage is tied with Minnesota for tops in the league.

BTP's MVP of the Portion of the Tigers Game I Actually Saw Award™ goes to Joel Zumaya who filled in for a resting Todd Jones and earned his first save on the season. Thanks to a wild pitch and a Texas League double, Zoom Zoom actually allowed both of his inherited runners to score, but I think that belies how well he pitched.

Wild pitches and fluky hits happen, but Zumaya struck out Alex Rios to end the Blue Jays rally in the eighth and retired the side in oder in the ninth. Perhaps a bit untraditional, but he slammed the door shut before it was too late. I'll take it.

Big, big thanks to my parents, who gave me the MLB Extra Innings cable package as an early birthday present. That means that I'll be able to cheer my head off for the Tigers all summer long AND bore you to tears with even MORE recaps of the Tigers march to the World Series title. We all come out winners!