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Tigers sweep Astros in Wild Card round, advance to ALDS for first time since 2014

Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers, left, and relief pitcher Will Vest, right, celebrate the team's 5-2 win against the Houston Astros in Game 2 of an AL Wild Card Series baseball game Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers, left, and relief pitcher Will Vest, right, celebrate the team's 5-2 win against the Houston Astros in Game 2 of an AL Wild Card Series baseball game Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)(AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)

Andy Ibanez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in Detroit's four-run eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of their American League Wild Card Series.

Parker Meadows homered as Detroit ended Houston's run of seven consecutive appearances in the AL Championship Series.

It was a sweet moment for Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, who led Houston to a championship in 2017 and was fired in the aftermath of the Astros' sign-stealing scandal.

Next up for the wild-card Tigers is a trip to Cleveland to take on the AL Central champions in a best-of-five AL Division Series.

Game 1 is on Saturday.

 

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