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Real or not? Debating if the Tigers, Cardinals and other unexpected teams are serious playoff contenders

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The 2025 Tigers are on pace for 107 wins after 47 games.

The 1984 team holds the club record with 104 wins and had that famous 35 -5 start on its way to a World Series title.

The Cardinals went 12-1 from May 1 to 17 , posting a 2.33 ERA and throwing three shutouts in that stretch.

St. Louis Cardinals' win-loss record includes sweeps of Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals .

Wilmer Flores has 10 home runs and leads the majors with 42 RBIs.

Jordan Walker was up and down between the Cardinals and Triple-A last year , struggling while in the big leagues with a201 average.

The Cardinals' strikeout rate from the rotation is too low.

The Cleveland Guardians are four games over500.

The preseason prognostications weren't high on the Guardians , with concerns about the starting rotation.

The A 's have a lack of front-line pitching, both in the rotation and the bullpen.

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