JON PAUL MOROSI | INSIDE THE TIGERS: Huge series with White Sox may determine season's path

Huge series with White Sox may determine season's path With a 52-49 record, the Tigers are further above .500 than at any other time this season. Tonight, they will begin a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox during which they could gain on the American League Central leaders. Meanwhile, a four-game winning streak has prompted club officials to ponder how their roster could be augmented -- instead of dismantled -- before Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline. The Tigers would like to add a starter or reliever. Enough intrigue for you? The Tigers' topsy-turvy season has arrived at another crucial moment, and it's impossible to know what will happen next for a team that stumbled in April, rolled in June and has seesawed around .500 this month. Most everyone, though, can agree on something: It might only be July, but... [read full story]