MLB playoffs 2024: Tarik Skubal delivers to lead Tigers to upset of Astros in Game 1 of AL wild-card series
Then it was Matt Vierling’s turn. As the lone player on Detroit’s roster with postseason experience, Vierling had some familiarity with Valdez, having faced him in Game 6 of the 2022 World Series with Philadelphia. He sizzled a two-strike changeup into center field to make it 3-0 Detroit.