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Phillies 2, Tigers 0: October baseball in August

The Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies played the third and tiebreaking game of their series in Pennsylvania while the Midwest was covered in angry Canadian wildfire smoke. Yesterday’s game was a bit of a thriller, with the Tigers holding on for a 7-5 win to tie the series 1-1. Ultimately the Phillies took the series, two games to one. Shoutout to the Philly faithful, as every game felt like playoff baseball between two of the best teams in the majors.

For the Phillies, Cristopher Sánchez started the game. Sporting some impressive numbers and a 2.