As the ALDS’s shift from Toronto to the Bronx and Seattle to Detroit, the four teams find themselves in very different situations. In Detroit, the Tigers look to capitalize on the homefield advantage they wrestled from the Mariners and win the pivotal Game 3 in a tied series. In New York, the Yankees will look to stave off elimination after being dominated twice North of the Border.
Probable pitchers: RHP Jack Flaherty (8-15, 4.64 ERA, 188 K) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (6-6, 3.44 ERA, 173 K)
Series tied 1-1
*Start delayed due to inclement weather in Detroit*
Both of the matchups in Seattle were extremely well-pitched and extremely close, so expect more of the same in the pivotal Game 3. The Tigers took Game 1 in extra, with Zach McKinstry’s RBI single in the 11th proving the difference in a