Tigers clinch AL wild card, ending playoff drought with 4-1 win over record-breaking White Sox
DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene hit an RBI double and the Detroit Tigers scored two runs on wild pitches in a 4-1 win over the record-breaking Chicago White Sox on Friday night, clinching a spot in the playoffs for the first time in a decade.“Belief is a big thing,” Greene said. “We never stopped believing, and that’s what did it for us.”Detroit completed a late-season surge to grab an American League wild card, and the White Sox earned an unwanted place in baseball history by setting a modern major league mark with 121 losses this season.“They were still playing for something,” Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson said.The Tigers will play Baltimore or AL Central champion Houston next week in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, most likely on the road. They have been on a tear, winning six straight and 10 of 11 during a stunning run into the playoffs.The White Sox broke the post-1900 record of 120 losses set by the New York Mets in 1962 during their first season. The overall record was set in 1899 by the Cleveland…
28 Sep 02:14 · iNFOnews.ca