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He who laughs last, laughs best.

Someone finally poked the sleeping Tigers, and they responded.

After blowing a 15 ¹/₂-game lead (and the division) to the Guardians, the Cats had to win two of three in Cleveland.

They did.

Jumpin’ Jack Flaherty kept the still dormant Tigers in the game by allowing just one run over 4 ²/₃ innings.

Not sure what happened in the Detroit dugout (maybe they ran out of sunflower seeds), but the Tigers got angry and began to hit.

Dillon Dingler belts a solo homer in the sixth inning of the Tigers’ series-clinching win over the Guardians. AP

Dillon Dingler homered.

Wenceel Pérez knocked in two

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