The Tigers will play the Astros on the road in a three-game series, starting Tuesday. The games are set for 2:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 1, 2 and 3.
DETROIT, Michigan — Lenyn Sosa hit a three-run homer in the third inning to give the record-breaking Chicago White Sox a five-run lead as they went on to beat the playoff-bound Detroit Tigers 9-5 on Sunday.
Kerry Carpenter’s grand slam in the fifth inning pulled Detroit within a run, but it couldn’t get closer. Bryan Ramos’ two-run single in a four-run seventh inning restored Chicago’s comfortable cushion.
Detroit earned an American League wild card with a win over the White Sox on Friday night to end a decade-long playoff drought and will play at Houston on Tuesday in a best-of-three series, with the winner facing Cleveland in the AL Division Series.
“Baseball, it’s going to take you places and sometimes to places you’ve been,” said Hinch, who was fired …