Tigers Notebook: What’s Spencer Torkelson’s Status for Game 3?
Dillon Dingler's go-ahead homer and a four-run seventh inning propelled the Tigers past the Guardians 6-3 to advance to the AL Division Series, marking their second straight postseason trip.
- On Thursday at Progressive Field, the Detroit Tigers secured a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians to clinch the final game of their American League Wild Card Series.
- The game was moved back two hours from the original 1:08 p.m. start to 3:08 p.m. due to scheduling changes after the Dodgers' game status.
- Kerry Carpenter's grounder deflected off C.J. Kayfus' glove leading to a double that advanced runners and Parker Meadows scoring, while Dillon Dingler hit a sixth-inning homer.
- Wenceel Pérez contributed two RBIs during a four-run rally in the seventh inning, while José Ramírez notched his 40th postseason hit, joining a select group of players in franchise history to achieve this feat.
- With their victory, the Tigers move on to face Seattle—the second-ranked team in the AL—in the Division Series starting Saturday, marking their second straight road win in the Wild Card round.
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Photo gallery from the Tigers’ win over the Guardians in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series
The Cleveland Guardians ended the Detroit Tigers’ season a year ago, then pulled off an historic comeback in this year’s pennant chase to win the American League Central title. The Tigers decided enough was enough, and won Thursday’s winner-take-all Game 3 of the AL Wild Card series, 6-3, to advance to the AL Division Series for the second straight season. Here are all the sights from Game 3: Cleveland Guardians’ Gabriel Arias (13) looks on afte…
Tigers take down division champ Guardians to advance to ALDS
CLEVELAND -- Dillon Dingler hit a go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning and Wenceel Perez had a two-RBI single in a four-run seventh as the Detroit Tigers pulled away for a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in…


AL Wild Card Series: Tigers end Guardians’ unlikely run
CLEVELAND — Dillon Dingler homered in the sixth inning, Wenceel Pérez drove in a pair of runs in a four-run seventh and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 Thursday to advance to the American League Division Series. It is the second straight season the Tigers have won a Wild Card Series on the road. Detroit heads to Seattle for the Division Series with Game 1 on Saturday. The AL West champion Mariners, the second seed, took f…
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