The Tigers have the Astros on the ropes.
Tigers centerfielder Parker Meadows broke a scoreless tie with a solo dwelling run off Astros beginning pitcher Hunter Brown within the high of the sixth of inning within the second recreation of the best-of-three AL wild-card sequence.
Meadows drilled the 94 mph four-seam fastball 358 yards to proper subject, giving Detroit a 1-0 lead.
The Tigers opened the street sequence with a 3-1 win on Tuesday and may advance to the ALDS for the primary time since 2014 with a win in Sport 2 or Sport 3, if obligatory, on Thursday.
Meadows made his MLB debut on Aug. 21, 2023 and has appeared in 119 regular-season video games.
In the course of the 2024 common season, Meadows had a .244 batting common with 9 dwelling runs and 27 complete extra-base hits in 270 at-bats.
Houston (88-73) has reached the ALCS in seven consecutive seasons (2017-23). It hasn’t been swept in a postseason since 2001, when it was within the Nationwide League and misplaced a three-game sweep to the Braves within the NLDS.
Detroit (86-76) is looking for its first playoff sequence win for the reason that 2013 ALDS.
By means of six innings of Sport 2, the Tigers lead 1-0.