AL Central in the postseason: Series sweeps by Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers, who next face the Cleveland Guardians

intro Detroit Tigers 5, Houston Astros 2 HOUSTON — Manager A.J. Hinch wanted his Detroit Tigers to embody their home city. Hard-working with a never-give-up attitude, but most of all a team that had grit. That’s how they stormed into October — and just kept going. Andy Ibáñez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in Detroit’s four-run eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday. “Our city is built on grit,” a jubilant Hinch said in a prosecco-soaked clubhouse. “That’s what it is. I remember […]