CLEVELAND- Tigers manager A.J. Hinch reminded his team and the media before the Wild Card Series that the regular season is thrown out the window come playoffs time. Today, Detroit got the last laugh against the team that chased them down in the American League Central standings.

Cleveland forced a third and deciding game three today with their win on Wednesday, tying the series at one game apiece.

Detroit was just 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position in the loss, and turned that around in the fourth inning when they grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a Kerry Carpenter double that scored Parker Meadows from third. The Tigers sent Jack Flaherty to the mound for game three, and he provided a solid outing, going 4 and 2/3 innings and surrendering one run in the fourth inning to

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