CLEVELAND, Ohio — The last time Jack Flaherty held the ball in October, he was wearing Dodger blue, standing on the mound with a season in the balance. He played a part in Los Angeles’ charge through October and raised the trophy that Detroit could only watch from afar.

Now the ball is his again on Thursday afternoon after the American League wild card series was extended by Cleveland’s 6-1 victory on Wednesday.

This time Flaherty’s in a Tigers uniform. This time with their season on the line in a win-or-go-home Game 3.

“He’s another guy that I keep mentioning leaving everything out on the field in the competition,” manager A.J. Hinch said of Flaherty. “He’s good at it. He knows what that feeling’s like to have your season on the line.

“So anytime I hand him the ball, I think he pitch

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