October keeps asking the Detroit Tigers the same question: can your bats match your arms when the game tightens? Tigers’ World Series path demands real October damage, not singles chainsCleveland exposed the imbalance last October, and again now. The Tigers haven’t topped four runs in seven games against Cleveland. That doesn’t just say “Cleveland hits.” It says Detroit couldn’t answer, no leverage slug, no RISP conversion when the door cracked, no bailout on the one mistake. The Tigers are 4-43 with RISP in their last 4 playoff games, all against Cleveland.