Of the Tigers, Reds and Blue Jays — the year's most unexpected division titlecontenders — Detroit has the
best chance of making the playoffs because of itsyoung and talented pitching staff, which at week's end led the majors in ERAeven though 38.7 % of the team's innings had been logged by
hurlers under age 25 (starters Jeremy Bonderman, Zach Miner and Justin Verlander, and setup man JoelZumaya).