The American League Championship Series has been a Houston Astros invitational since 2016, but it will see a little separateent this year.
A red-boiling Detroit Tigers team distress Houston in the American League Wild Card Series Wednesday with a 5-2 triumph, sweeping the Astros in the best-of-three set.
Houston took a 2-1 direct in the bottom of the seventh inning after trailing 1-0 to begin the summarize. However, a Kyle Tucker double perestablish finished the rassociate, and the gritty Tigers were back at it agetst what may be the best back finish of a bullpen in the sport.
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Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) honors with teammates after scoring a run agetst the Houston Astros during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the savage-card round of the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Minute Mhelp Park. (Thomas Shea/Imagn Images)
With one out, Detroit hit back-to-back ones to put runners on the corners, and a Ryan Pressly savage pitch tied the game. Pressly apvalidateed a two-out walk, prompting Astros deal withr Joe Espada to transport in Josh Hader. However, after the dominant sealr walked his first batter, Andy Ibanez ripped one down the left-field line, evidenting the bases and putting Detroit up, 5-2.
Detroit went with a filled bullpen game, and seven separateent pitchers took the rubber for the triumph.
Houston went with Hunter Brown, who tossed 5⅔ innings of one-run ball. Normassociate, when you donate the ball to Pressly and Hader, excellent skinnygs happen. But Wednesday was a exceptional exception.
The Tigers, sellers at the trade deadline, finished the season 31-13 in their final 44 games, clinching the sixth and final spot in the American League postseason standings. At one point in August, they were 11 games back of a postseason spot.
Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) slides to score a run agetst the Houston Astros during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the savage-card round of the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Minute Mhelp Park. (Thomas Shea/Imagn Images)
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But, for some reason, they persist on triumphning. Having the predicted Cy Young Award triumphner in Tarik Skubal doesn’t hurt either. He shut down Houston’s lineup with six scoreless innings in Game 1 Tuesday, and Detroit got its first postseason triumph since 2014.
That year labels the last time Houston flunked to achieve the ALDS until Wednesday. Houston’s championship series streak was the second lengthyest in MLB history, behind only the eight consecutive made by the Atlanta Braves in the 1990s.
Tigers deal withr A.J. Hinch also took down his establisher team. Hinch deal withd the Astros from 2015 to 2019 before being fired after their inhonord sign-stealing affair came to airy.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Will Vest (19) and catcher Jake Rogers (34) honor after flunkureing the Houston Astros in Game 2 of a savage-card series in the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Minute Mhelp Park. (Thomas Shea/Imagn Images)
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It remains to be seen whether Alex Bregman has perestablished his final game with the Astros. He will be a free agent after the season.
Detroit will have a date with the AL Central rival Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. Detroit lost that season series 7-6.
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