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This is unfamiliar terrain for the Detroit Tigers.

The club has enjoyed a smooth ride for nearly a decade. From 2006-14, the Tigers averaged nearly 88 wins per season, captured four Central Division championships and made two World Series appearances.

It’s been a different narrative in 2015.

First, Yan Gomes went down less than a week into the new season, which put the Cleveland Indians behind the eightball. Now, the team will have to deal with the absence of Jason Kipnis.

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You could call it a comeback.

Except Clayton Kershaw never went anywhere. 

The best pitcher on the planet still is and has been for most of this season. It's fair to say he hasn't been as good as he was a year ago, but you would just barely be correct in that assessment.

For so many, Alex Rodriguez is providing something close to their worst-case scenario. 

The Atlanta Braves and manager Fredi Gonzalez have agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the team for at least one more season.   

Per the Braves' official Twitter account, Gonzalez's deal has been extended through 2016 and includes a team option for 2017. 

For much of 2015, things have been a bit hellish for the Los Angeles Angels. They began the year by raising a ruckus over Josh Hamilton's latest relapse.

First, let's get this out of the way: The San Diego Padres aren't sunk.

Yes, they enter the second half of the season at 41-49, 10 games back in the National League West and 7.5 games off the wild-card pace.

But if this parity-filled 2015 campaign has taught us anything, it's that every club is a decent hot streak away from contention.

Still, this isn't how the script was supposed to play out in San Diego.

The 2015 MLB All-Star Game is finally here, and the game's best players will be taking the field for a chance to earn home-field advantage in the World Series. Six starters for tonight's game are 25-years-old or younger and those young stars should have a significant impact tonight. And, several of those players will come from the National League squad.

Starting pitching and superstars from both sides will determine who earns home-field advantage in the World Series when the American League and National League clash Tuesday in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game. 

The American League and National League will play for home-field advantage in the World Series in Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game, and as is the case every year, there should be no shortage of enthralling moments.

Before a pitch is even thrown, Great American Ball Park will be buzzing, as the Cincinnati Reds will honor a few of the franchise's greats.