Yankee-killer Astros get swept out of MLB playoffs by upstart Tigers
The Tigers knocked off the Yankees’ biggest postseason thorn, the Astros, on Wednesday, sweeping Houston out of the playoffs in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series. Detroit broke open the ballgame with a four-run eighth inning that lifted the Tigers to a 5-2 win. They now advance to face the Guardians in the ALDS.