Andy Ibanez smashed a three-run double in the eighth inning to help the Detroit Tigers defeat the Houston Astros 5-2 to advance to the American League Division Series.
Detroit swept the best-of-three AL Wild Card Series to reach a second-round matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, who host the opener on Saturday.
The upstart Tigers, who had not reached the playoffs since 2014 and had not won a playoff series since 2013, ousted an Astros club that had reached the AL championship series in each of the past seven seasons.
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