The Dodgers rolled over the Reds, the Red Sox rallied past the Yankees and the Tigers and Cubs also won on the first day of the 2025 MLB playoffs

But the win wasn’t comfortable until the final out. For most of the contest, Skubal and Gavin Williams were locked in a pitchers' duel. At the end of the sixth inning, the score sat at 1-1, and Skubal and Williams had each notched at least eight strikeouts.

Tigers fans who made the trip to Cleveland for Game 1 of the Wild Card said they are ready to forget they didn't win the division.

The manually operated out-of-town scoreboard got a workout on Sunday at Fenway Park, with crew members scrambling to update 14 games going on simultaneously. The Tigers could peek to their left from the third-base dugout and check how results elsewhere affected their potential postseason scenarios.

A.J. Hinch last signed a contract extension with Tigers after 2023 season. If Astros are looking for a manager, they could touch base with Hinch.

The 2025 Tigers became the 17th team since 1933 to make MLB's playoffs despite going under .500 in the second half.

The Detroit Tigers have had nothing but nightmares in September. Once the owners of a 15.5-game lead back in July, the Tigers went cold at the same time their r

They say everyone is back to 0-0, but no team has ever entered the postseason coming off a worse September than these Tigers.