There may not be a team heading into the MLB playoffs that anyone wants to face less than the Detroit Tigers.

They are red hot, crashing the American League postseason picture with a torrid pace that began back at the start of July. Not even the temperatures dropping have been able to cool off the Tigers, who are in a tie with the Kansas City Royals for the second wild card spot.

Two games clear of the Minnesota Twins with four to play, Detroit is in a great spot. After completing their series against the Tampa Bay Rays, they will face the lowly Chicago White Sox for three to finish out the regular season.

Odds are certainly in their favor for qualifying for the 2024 MLB Playoffs.

Who has helped them get to this point? Ace starting pitcher Tarik Skubal is probably the only household name that casual baseball fans recognize.

A heavy favorite to win the Cy Young Award this season, he has been anchoring the pitching staff all year. A bonafide star, he gives the team a chance to win every time he steps on the mound.

But, he has received some help during this incredible run. In the lineup, the Tigers have several players who will become well-known in October.

MLB insider Jeff Passan highlighted some of them in a “Who are some under-the-radar players with industry buzz as potential October stars?” category of a recent piece over at ESPN.

“Riley Greene is the best player on the resurgent Detroit Tigers, and Kerry Carpenter is their best hitter, but two other left-handed bats in a quite-lefty-heavy lineup are making excellent impressions during this late surge. Center fielder Parker Meadows and shortstop Trey Sweeney have won everyday jobs and are doing enough offensively and defensively to keep them. Meadows struggled early and was hurt, and Sweeney came over along with Thayron Liranzo in the deadline deal for Jack Flaherty. Meadows returned Aug. 3, Sweeney arrived Aug. 16, and the Tigers are 23-9 in games they both played,” Passan wrote.

No one expected Detroit to be in this position, as their playoff odds were under 1.0 percent at one point. They would become only the fifth team in MLB history to make the playoffs after facing a double-digit deficit at least 115 games into the season.

The emergence of their young hitters has certainly helped. They are using speed and athleticism to make up for their lack of power, as they are in the bottom half of baseball in most batting categories outside of triples.

With all of the positive momentum in the world, this is a team peaking at the right time. They are going to give whoever they face off against a tough challenge even if they are presumed heavy underdogs entering the postseason.

There was the Fyre Festival, the Willy Wonka Experience, and now, the latest expensive event to fall flat: the Bridgerton Ball. Hundreds paid $150 or more to attend the Detroit event Sunday, the New York Times reports; it was billed as “an evening of sophistication, grace, and historical charm … filled with music, dance, and exquisite costumes.” It was, of course, themed after Bridgerton, the hit Netflix romance series set in England’s high society in the 1800s. But attendees, many of whom showed up in costumes, found barely-there decor, undercooked food that quickly ran out, and one single violinist plus an exotic dancer pole-dancing as the main form of entertainment, they tell ABC 7.

Some of the attendees paid even more for the “Duke and Duchess Package,” and many were calling the whole thing a scam and were demanding refunds, the BBC reports. The Harmonie Club, where the event was held, issued a statement clarifying it is just an events center and is not affiliated with the organizer, Uncle N Me LLC. That company issued its own statement assuring attendees it is “reviewing resolution options” and is “working diligently to address all concerns to ensure that all guests have the enjoyable experience they deserve.” (More Bridgerton stories.)