Detroit’s Tarik Skubal will be back on the mound at Progressive Field on Tuesday for the first game of the AL Wild Card Series against Cleveland.

Still it is the postseason and the Tigers will have Tarik Skubal on the mound in Game 1 looking to prove that he’s learned something from some big game struggles against the Guardians over the last calendar year. One would assume that the Guardians will be going with the very tough Gavin Williams in Game 1 to match up with Skubal.

It’s not that the Tigers played poorly, it’s just that they can’t quite make the pitch when they need it ... or get the hit when they need it.

Will Vest retired Carlos Narváez on a groundout to third for the final out, pumping his fist in celebration before his teammates joined him at the mound. Before returning to the raucous clubhouse, the Tigers donned blue “October Baseball” T-shirts – just like the red ones the Red Sox wore the night before.

Jahmai Jones hit a two-run single to rally the struggling Detroit Tigers from an early deficit, and his team hung on to defeat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Saturday, clinching a spot in the American League playoffs for the second straight season.

After a bitter end to the regular season, everything will be on the line for the Tigers when they head into Cleveland for an epic rematch.

The Detroit Tigers are postseason-bound once again, picking up their second straight appearance despite some late-season turmoil that pushed them out of the Ame

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.