The Tigers came within nine outs of turning manager A.J. Hinch’s self-professed “pitching chaos” into their first postseason series win since 2013. Instead, they turned batting chaos into a comeback and a sweep of their American League Wild Card Series.
And with Wednesday’s 5-2 win at Minute Maid Park, fueled by Andy Ibáñez’s pinch-hit bases-clearing double off closer Josh Hader, the Tigers ended the Astros’ run of seven consecutive trips to the AL Championship Series. They did it with Houston’s former manager, whose transition into mad scientist — with pitching changes and pinch-hits — has turned baseball’s youngest team into a sudden postseason force.
The Tigers will meet the Guardians in the next stage of the playoffs game one in
Cleveland is Saturday game two on Monday the first game in Detroit will be next
Wednesday.
Highlights from the win
McKinstry throw to get Altuve in the 1st
Hanifee Ks Heyward in the 2nd
Tigers turn 6-4-3 double play in the 4th
Brieske K’s Tucker in the 5th
Meadows dinger in the 6th
Singleton RBI in the 7th
Altuve sac fly in the 7th
Tigers turn 6-4-3 double play in 7th
Carpenter scores on a wild pitch in the 8th
Ibanez 3 run double in the 8th
Meadows makes a great catch in the 9th
Dan Dickerson’s final call of the game.
MLB scores from yesterday
The Royals sweep the Orioles yesterday with a 2-1 win. KC faces the Yankees in the ALDS.
Padres beat the Braves 5-4 and advance to take on the Dodgers in the NLCS.
Brewers beat the Mets 5-3 to even up their best of 3 series. They have their deciding wildcard game today at 7:08pm.