The Detroit Tigers won two road games against the Cleveland Guardians to advance to the American League Divisional Series. After Tarik Skubal shut Cleveland down in Game 1 , a big seventh inning fueled Detroit to a 6-3 lead. Now, the Tigers face the No. 2 seed Seattle Mariners in the next round. However, Detroit's CEO, Chris Ilitch, had some fascinating words after the game.

The Tigers have a lot riding on this year's postseason run. Detroit acquired some bullpen pitching at the deadline in preparation for a deep playoff run. Even though the team nearly suffered a historic collapse down the stretch, the Tigers made it into the playoffs and advanced to the second round. Ilitch is not too sure that his team can go much further, though.

Ilitch spoke to The Athletic's Cody Stavenhagen

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