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In May, the Tigers were as many as eight games back of the first-place 2011 Cleveland Indians season, but slowly pulled back to near-even by the All-Star break. As a three-way battle for the division title developed between the Tigers, Indians, and 2011 Chicago White Sox season, the Tigers put together an 18–10 record in August to begin to pull away. Starter Doug Fister, acquired via trade on July 30, provided an immediate spark, going 8–1 over the final two months of the season with a sparkling 1.79 ERA. After a loss on September 1, the Tigers reeled off a 12-game winning streak to put any thoughts of another late-season collapse to rest. The streak consisted of four consecutive three-game sweeps over their AL Central Division rivals. It was the Tigers longest winning streak since the 1934 Detroit Tigers season won 14 straight. On September 16, the Tigers clinched the AL Central Division title with a 3–1 win over the 2011 Oakland Athletics season. It was their first AL Central title since joining the division in 1998, and first division title of any kind since 1987 Detroit Tigers season. The Tigers clinched the division with 11 games left to play, tying the franchise record set by the 1984 Detroit Tigers season.

How many years had it been since the Tigers had won a first division title?
24
Svar baserat på sammanhang: I maj, Tigers var så många som åtta matcher tillbaka av förstaplatsen 2011 Cleveland Indians säsongen, men sakta drog tillbaka till nära-jämn av All-Star paus. Som en trevägsstrid om divisionstiteln utvecklades mellan Tigers, Indians, och 2011 Chicago White Sox säsongen satte Tigers ihop ett 18–10-rekord i augusti för att börja dra sig undan. Startaren Doug Fister, som förvärvades via handel den 30 juli, gav en omedelbar gnista, som gick 8–1 över de sista två månaderna av säsongen med en gnistrande 1,79 ERA. Efter en förlust den 1 september rullade Tigers av en 12-spel vinna strimma för att sätta några tankar på en annan sensäsong kollaps för att vila. Strimmen bestod av fyra på varandra följande trespelssvep över sina AL Central Division rivaler. Det var Tigers längsta vinststrimma sedan Detroit Tigers säsongen 1934 vann 14 raka. Den 16 september knyckte Tigers AL Central Division-titeln med en 3–1-vinst över säsongen 2011 Oakland Athletics. Det var deras första AL Central-titel sedan de gick med i divisionen 1998, och första divisionstitel av något slag sedan säsongen 1987 Detroit Tigers. Tigers knöt ihop divisionen med 11 matcher kvar att spela, vilket band franchiserekordet som sattes av säsongen 1984 Detroit Tigers. Hur många år hade det gått sedan Tigers hade vunnit en första divisionstitel?
Response based on context: In May, the Tigers were as many as eight games back of the first place 2011 Cleveland Indians season, but slowly withdrew to the close-even of the All-Star break. As a three-way battle for the division title developed between the Tigers, Indians, and 2011 Chicago White Sox season, the Tigers put together an 18–10 record in August to begin withdrawing. Starter Doug Fister, acquired via trading on 30 July, gave an immediate spark, going 8–1 over the last two months of the season with a sparkling 1.79 ERA. After a loss on September 1, the Tigers rolled off a 12-game win streak to put some thoughts on another late-season collapse to rest. The streak consisted of four consecutive three-game sweeps over their AL Central Division rivals. It was the Tigers' longest winning streak since the Detroit Tigers in the 1934 season won 14 straight. On 16 September, the Tigers clinched the AL Central Division title with a 3–1 win over the 2011 Oakland Athletics season. It was their first AL Central title since joining the division in 1998, and first division title of any kind since the 1987 Detroit Tigers season. The Tigers tied the division with 11 games left to play, tying the franchise record set by the 1984 Detroit Tigers season. How many years had it been since the Tigers had won a first division title?
24
24