The Detroit Tigers, the American League’s evident squad of destiny, are 1 triumph distant from the ALCS.
The Tigers did not squander an accidental to spell up 2-1 successful a best-of-5 ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians Wednesday day successful Detroit. They defeated their part foe, 3-0, to get wrong 27 outs of moving 1 measurement person to a World Series appearance.
From the commencement of this one, the Tigers got to Guardians starter Alex Cobb. Riley Greene hammered a azygous to halfway tract to people Parker Meadows to instrumentality the aboriginal 1-0 lead.
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Detroit Tigers 2nd baseman Colt Keith hits a azygous against the Cleveland Guardians successful the sixth inning successful Game 3 of an ALDS during the 2024 MLB Playoffs astatine Comerica Park. (David Regine/Imagn Images)
In the bottommost of the 3rd inning, Tigers 3rd baseman Matt Vierling deed a sacrifice alert to near tract to people Jake Rogers to marque it 2-0.
While the Tigers’ bullpen rotation, anchored by Brant Hurter’s 3⅓ innings of shutout ball, continued to stifle the Guardians’ offense, Detroit got immoderate security successful the bottommost of the sixth erstwhile Spencer Torkelson doubled to near field, scoring Colt Keith to marque it 3-0.
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The Tigers’ bullpen was electric. Keider Montero started the crippled and pitched 1 inning. Hurter, Beau Brieske, Sean Guenther, Will Vest and Tyler Holton, who got the save, acceptable the code passim this contest.
Detroit Tigers 3rd baseman Matt Vierling celebrates a play against the Guardians successful the dugout during the seventh inning of Game 3 of an ALDS astatine Comerica Park successful Detroit Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (IMAGN)
As a team, the Tigers allowed conscionable six hits, and though Detroit lone had 5 basal knocks, it made the astir of its scoring opportunities to instrumentality the decisive Game 3 victory.
The AL Central foes volition quadrate disconnected again Thursday night, and the Tigers volition person a accidental to marque the ALCS for the archetypal clip since 2013.
The Guardians, winners of the AL Central and the No. 2 effect successful the American League, person their backs against the wall, and Tanner Bibee is scheduled to instrumentality the mound for them successful a win-or-go-home matchup.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Holton celebrates aft defeating the Cleveland Guardians successful Game 3 of an ALDS crippled during the 2024 MLB Playoffs astatine Comerica Park. (David Reginek/Imagn Images)
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.