The Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros faced off in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series Tuesday afternoon.
The Tigers got on the board first with an RBI single by catcher Jake Rogers to make it 1-0. That was followed by a single by Trey Sweeney to make it 2-0.
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Matt Vierling continued the hit parade, driving in another run to make it 3-0.
Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings for Detroit, including a pair of five-pitch innings. The last MLB pitcher to accomplish that feat was Johnny Cueto on Oct. 14, 2015.
The bullpen took it the rest of the way as Detroit held on for a 3-1 win.
Game 2 of the best of three series is Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., also in Houston.
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