(Detroit) The Detroit Tigers secured a spot in the playoffs Friday night with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Published yesterday at 9:40 p.m.
Larry Lage
Associated Press
The Tigers, who ended a decade without a playoff appearance, inflicted a 121e defeat to the White Sox, which constitutes a record in the modern era of major league baseball.
“They were still playing for something,” Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson said.
The 1962 New York Mets lost 120 times. The all-time record belongs to the 1899 Cleveland Spiders with a record of 20-134.
“I think the frustration started way before we got to that number,” White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore said. Nobody is happy, but I don’t know if it would have been different at 115 or 110 [défaites]. »
By winning in a sixth match in a row and for a 10e times in 11 games, the Tigers have accomplished a feat that we didn’t see coming not so long ago.
“It’s important to have faith,” said Riley Greene, who hit a scoring double. We never stopped believing in it and that’s what made us successful. »
On August 11, the Tigers played eight games under .500. But since then, they have shown the best record in the Majors with 31 victories in 42 matches.
Taking advantage of the fact that they were facing the worst lineup of the modern era, the Tigers broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth inning on Friday. Jake Rogers scored when Jared Shuster made a bad throw.
Greene then gave his team a 3-1 lead with a double in the seventh and the White Sox helped the Tigers again later in the inning with their third bad pitch of the evening.
Tigers manager AJ Hinch called on his relievers throughout the game, as he has often done lately, and it worked again.
“I am filled with joy because I have seen a team grow before my eyes and now I will be able to see this team play in October,” he said.
Starters Tarik Skubal and Keider Montero were responsible for Detroit’s turnaround, going a combined 11-3 since the 1is august.
The enthusiasm is back among Tigers fans, who were 44,435 in the stands at Comerica Park on Friday.
“It’s hard to see them celebrate,” admitted White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet, after pitching four scoreless innings. That was us just a few years ago. »
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