The Detroit Tigers had a chance to punch their ticket to the ALDS with a victory over the Cleveland Guardians Wednesday. Instead, the series will come down to a winner-take-all contest after the Guardians forced a decisive Game 3 .

Cleveland rebounded from Tarik Skubal’s dominant 14-strikeout performance on Tuesday with a 6-1 win in Game 2. The Guardians are just the third team to make it to a Game 3 since MLB implemented the current Wild Card Series format in 2022.

In addition to the historic loss, Tigers fans are also dealing with an injury scare involving Spencer Torkelson. Detroit’s first baseman needed to get X-rays after Wednesday’s game. But manager A.J. Hinch believes the fourth-year pro will be able to play in the do-or-die finale Thursday, per Tigers reporter Chris McCo

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