DETROIT -- How the Tigers might line up a postseason rotation after Tarik Skubal is one of their biggest questions of the stretch run. Casey Mize might have provided an answer with five innings of one-run ball for his best outing in nearly two months, helping the Tigers salvage a win out of their three-game series against the Mets with a 6-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park.

It was neither a long nor a dominant start for Mize (13-5), but it was an effective outing against the kind of lineup the Tigers would have to counter in the postseason. The Mets roughed up starters Charlie Morton and Sawyer Gipson-Long over the first two games of the series, and their combination of patience and power posed a particular test for Mize, who has been challenged to finish off hitters i

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