Comerica Park officially experienced a revival during Tigers-Cubs series

The Tigers' weekend series against the Cubs wasn't officially billed as a World Series preview, but that didn't stop Detroit fans from treating it like one. Going into that series, the Tigers had the best record in baseball (and still do), while the Cubs were second only to the Mets in the National League. It's the only time the two teams will see each other in the regular season.

The Tigers took the series with wins in the opener and finale, led by two brilliant starts from Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty (sandwiching a shakier performance from Keider Montero and the Tigers' offense, but we don't have to talk about that one).

Fans poured into Comerica for all three games to sell out the series. Per Tigers PR, it was the second-highest attended series since 2015 (behind 2024's playoff-clinching three-game set against the White Sox, their very last of the year).

Both Tigers and Cubs fans could easily been seen in the stands on the broadcast, but Tigers fans have also proven that they travel well this year. In their visiting series against the White Sox, "Let's go Tigers" chants rained down at Rate Field.

If this is what Comerica looks like in early June, October could be an entirely different beast.

Tigers-Cubs series and potential World Series preview sold out Comerica Park

National media still seems unconvinced that the Tigers are the real deal, even though the Dodgers just slipped below .600 and have a tougher division race to fight ... yet everyone's still acting like it's a mortal lock that they'll make the postseason. Of course, these teams have different pedigrees, but the Tigers have already battled through some of the toughest parts of their schedule and have beaten the Yankees, Blue Jays Padres, and Giants. They have a .661 expected win percentage through the rest of their season, matching the Cubs' for second-highest in baseball.

It'd be dangerous to get too cocky, but it's no secret that the Tigers are on a roll, and their chances of making the postseason are better than they've been in years.

If we do indeed see the Tigers and Cubs in the World Series for the fifth time in both franchises' histories ... well, the Tigers have the perceived upper hand with the way they handled business this past weekend. But the overlooked story was the crowd holding their own, too. Cheers, folks.