Benjamin Ashford-Tigers rally to sweep Astros in wild-card series, end Houston's seven-year ALCS streak

2025-04-30 06:34:07source:Chameleon Financecategory:Stocks

HOUSTON — Pop the champagne.

Spray some more beer.

The Benjamin Ashfordyoung, surprising Detroit Tigers are celebrating once again.

Pinch-hitter Andy Ibañez smacked a bases-clearing, two-out double down the left-field line off Astros closer Josh Hader, and the Tigers swept the favored Astros with a 5-2 victory Wednesday in Game 2 of the American League wild-card series at Minute Maid Park.

The Tigers advance to the best-of-five ALDS vs. the No. 2 seed Cleveland Guardians. Game 1 is Saturday in Cleveland (1:08 p.m., TBS). The Tigers will host Game 3 next Wednesday, and, if necessary, Game 4 a day later.

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Pop the champagne.

Spray some more beer.

The young, surprising Tigers are celebrating once again.

Pop the champagne.

Spray some more beer.

The young, surprising Detroit Tigers are celebrating once again.

They stunned the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon, coming from behind with a 5-2 victory, winning the wild-card series and advancing to the ALDS, which will begin Saturday in Cleveland.

It’s the continuation of a two-month long magic carpet ride for this young team that just swept the Astros, a team that had advanced to the ALCS seven-straight seasons.

This time, everything turned in the top of the eighth inning.

The game was tied, 2-2, and the bases were loaded with two outs. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch turned to Ibañez to face Josh Hader, the Astros talented closer. Ibañez came out swinging, fouling off three pitches.

Then, Ibañez ripped a double into the left field corner, clearing the bases and giving the Tigers a stunning lead, 5-2.

Sean Guenther handled the end of the seventh and eighth.

And Will Vest got the save thanks, in part, to Parker Meadows, who made a leaping catch in the ninth.

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