Cleveland still sits 5.5 games back of the Tigers, but every Guardians win down the stretch makes Detroit sweat a little more. Tigers Magic Number: AL Central lead isn't as comfortable with Guardians in townEntering the series against the Guardians, the Tigers' magic number to clinch the AL Central division was seven – that is, any combination of seven Detroit wins and Cleveland losses. Since the Guardians took game one of the series, that number remains at seven for now. But Detroit can still cut into the magic number by winning one or both of the remaining games in the series. If the Tigers win one game over Cleveland, their magic number to clinch the division drops to five.