Wild Card Day 1 recap

Here is a recap of yesterday’s Wild Card matchups:

Detroit at Houston

Tarik Skubal dominated and the Tigers held off a ninth inning rally to take Game 1 from the Astros by a final score of 3-1. Detroit scored three two-out runs with three straight singles in the second off of Houston starter Framber Valdez while Skubal threw six shutout innings and allowing four hits and a walk with six strikeouts. Skubal was removed after 88 pitches due to cramping.

Tarik Skubal brings the HEAT to get through 6 scoreless #Postseason pic.twitter.com/wYCFHnr2XE

— MLB (@MLB) October 1, 2024 Jake Rogers, Trey Sweeney, and Matt Vierling were the culprits behind the three run rally, each knocking in a run with a…