CLEVELAND — When it finally broke, it came as a deluge, a rush of hits and runs, an onslaught that finally broke the Cleveland dam. And on the final out, the Detroit Tigers sprinted to the center of Progressive Field, the site of their season-ending loss almost exactly a year ago.

Payback?

You bet.

Relief?

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Oh, how quickly a story can change. All the Tigers did was beat their nemesis, the Cleveland Guardians, 6-3 , on Thursday, Oct. 2, and upend the narrative of collapse. As for the American League Central title? None of that matters now. The Tigers are moving on to the ALDS to take on the Seattle Mariners , beginning Saturday. JEFF SEIDEL: Dillon Dingler finishes what Jack Flaherty starts as Detro

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