The Detroit Tigers were feeling the heat after the Cleveland Guardians tied the ALWCS on Wednesday, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3. The Tigers had been trying to fend off Cleveland for the last two months but the Guardians proved difficult to shake, winning the division and pushing Detroit to the brink in the postseason.

But the Tigers overcame a historic collapse. After limping into the playoffs with a Wild Card berth, Detroit is now advancing to the ALDS. The Tigers won Thursday’s elimination game 6-3, setting up a date with the Seattle Mariners in the Division Series.

The unlikely outcome is an MLB first. The Tigers are the only team in baseball history to win a playoff series after closing the regular season with five-straight series losses, per OptaSTATS.

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