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The Tigers eliminate the Guardians and put their historic rout behind them
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The Tigers eliminate the Guardians and put their historic rout behind them
Credit: Credit: Detroit Free Press

It was a busy day in the MLB today, with three final games on the schedule in the best-of-second round.

To kick things off, the Tigers and Guardians faced off mid-afternoon. Both clubs were trying to survive elimination in Cleveland.

And after two scoreless innings, it was the Tigers who opened the scoring. Kerry Carpenter produced the first point of the game on a… bizarre play.

But one set later, the Guardians responded. And unsurprisingly, it was Jose Ramirez who was at the heart of it all.

He hit the ball to safety to allow George Valera to cross the plate.

But then Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler took matters into his own hands. With Ramirez on first, Dingler pinned him with a good throw to second base as the Guardians star attempted to steal home.

A major league relay, that.

Then, in the sixth inning, Dingler came to bat… and gave his team back the lead with a long ball.

He really took control of the game.

In the seventh inning, the Tigers began to threaten again… and this time, they took the opportunity to give themselves quite a cushion.

Wenceel Perez and Spencer Torkelson each produced two runs to give the Tigers a 6-1 lead.

In the eighth inning, the Guardians began to threaten again. With two guys in scoring position, Jose Ramirez hit a roller to first base… but took advantage of an error by reliever Will Vest to produce two runs.

Except that Vest recovered… and retired Ramirez, who was trying to get to second base.

The Tigers closed the books in the ninth and eventually won 6-3. The club thus wins the series and eliminates the Guardians.

After a historic rout in September, the Tigers finally had the last laugh. The Guardians' wild comeback finally ran out of gas once they reached the playoffs, and the Tigers' mental strength in this series is to be commended.

But now, the next step is a duel against the Mariners in the Division Series. Let's see if the Tigers can keep their momentum going.

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