The Detroit Tigers, having grabbed homefield advantage with a stunning 3-0 victory in Game 2 of the ALDS, look to move within a game of winning the best-of-five series in the first playoff game at Comerica Park in a decade.

Once again, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch played coy with announcing his Game 3 starter; he would only tell reporters on Tuesday that two pitchers were unavailable: left-hander Tarik Skubal, who threw seven scoreless innings in a Game 2 no-decision, and right-hander Reese Olson, who threw five innings in relief in the Tigers’ Game 1 loss.

The Tigers ultimately landed on rookie right-hander Keider Montero to kick things off after he showed he had made some progress in working out some kinks in Game 1, throwing two innings and allowing no runs with three strikeouts in Game 1.

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The Guardians, meanwhile, will start 13-year veteran Alex Cobb. The right-hander has a pair of postseason appearances, back in 2013 with the Tampa Bay Rays. More recently, he has made just three starts this season, hampered by injuries. The most recent of which is a blister on the middle finger of his throwing hand, which cost him most of the final month of the season.

The first pitch for Game 3 is at 3:08 p.m. at Comerica Park in Detroit. The game will be televised on TBS and can be streamed on Sling. The Tigers are a slight -115 moneyline favorite, according to BetMGM.

Follow for live updates of Tigers-Guardians Game 3 below.

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Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians Game 3 live updates, highlights

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Game notes and highlights to come.

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While Carpenter’s 423-foot blast got all the attention, he wouldn’t have gotten to the plate against Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase if not for shortstop Trey Sweeney reaching base first. Sweeney, of course, came over to the Tigers as a prospect included in the deal that sent right-hander Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the Freep’s Jeff Seidel says the shortstop is anything but a throw-in.

Comerica Park will almost certainly be rocking for its first playoff game since Oct. 5, 2014 — a 2-1 loss to end a sweep by the Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS. The Tigers haven’t won a playoff game at Comerica since Oct. 16, 2013 — a Game 5 win over the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. But expect a raucous crowd enjoying the kind of playoff run that comes around once in a generation, according to the Freep’s Shawn Windsor.

Well, at least for the Tigers. As the Freep’s Dave Birkett points out this morning, the Tigers’ near-miraculous recovery from a 10-game deficit on Aug. 10 parallels that of the 2022 Lions, who rose from a 1-7 start to barely miss the playoffs and planted the seeds of a squad that won a franchise-record 14 games (including the postseason) last season and is a frontrunner to make its first Super Bowl this season.

Detroit Tigers ALDS Game 3 lineup

1. CF Parker Meadows
2. DH Kerry Carpenter
3. 3B Matt Vierling
4. LF Riley Greene
5. RF Wenceel Pérez
6. 2B Colt Keith
7. 1B Spencer Torkelson
8. SS Trey Sweeney
9. C Jake Rogers

Cleveland Guardians ALDS Game 3 lineup

1. LF Steven Kwan
2. DH Kyle Manzardo
3. 3B José Ramírez
4. 1B Josh Naylor
5. CF Lane Thomas
6. Andrés Giménez
7. RF Will Brennan
8. C Bo Naylor
9. SS Brayan Rocchio

Jake Rogers (C), Dillon Dingler (C), Andy Ibáñez (2B/3B), Colt Keith (2B), Jace Jung (3B), Zach McKinstry (UTIL), Trey Sweeney (SS), Spencer Torkelson (1B), Matt Vierling (3B/OF), Riley Greene (OF), Parker Meadows (CF), Kerry Carpenter (OF/DH), Wenceel Pérez (OF), Justyn-Henry Malloy (DH/OF), Beau Brieske (RHP), Jason Foley (RHP), Sean Guenther (LHP), Brenan Hanifee (RHP), Tyler Holton (LHP), Brant Hurter (LHP), Jackson Jobe (RHP), Ty Madden (RHP), Keider Montero (RHP), Reese Olson (RHP), Tarik Skubal (LHP), Will Vest (RHP).

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One jet left the hangar on Tuesday.

The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday, making them the first NFL franchise to make a major move on the sideline this season.

Five weeks into the year, the Jets, who many picked to be Super Bowl contenders in 2024, sit at an underwhelming 2-3.

They own wins over Tennessee and New England, and their losses came at the hands of San Francisco, Denver and Minnesota. 

In Week 4, New York’s offense suffered mightily in a 10-9 home loss to the Broncos, and that trend continued in Week 5, when Aaron Rodgers threw three picks in a 23-17 loss to the Vikings.

Now, Rodgers & Co. will receive orders from a new head coach, in the form of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who will now serve as the interim head coach.

But will Ulbrich earn the full-time gig over the next however many weeks?

Let’s take a look at the odds for the Jets’ next head coach at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 9.

NEW YORK JETS NEXT HEAD COACH:

Ben Johnson (Lions OC): +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
Bobby Slowik (Texans OC): +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
Mike Vrabel (Former Titans HC): +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Jeff Ulbrich (Jets interim HC): +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Kliff Kingsbury (Commanders OC): +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Aaron Glenn (Lions DC): +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Klint Kubiak (Saints OC): +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Brian Flores (Vikings DC): +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)

Detroit’s Ben Johnson is favored to eventually take the Jets job, after he was arguably the hottest name on the coaching market this past offseason, alongside Jim Harbaugh, who landed with the Los Angeles Chargers. 

In 2023, the Lions’ offense, under Johnson, was in the top five in the NFL, averaging 394.8 yards per game (third) and 27.1 points per game (fifth).

Detroit rode that offense to an NFC title game berth last season, falling 34-31 to the Niners in that game.

This season, the 3-1 Lions are averaging 397 yards per game (third) and 26 points per game (seventh).

As for Bobby Slowik, who sits second on the oddsboard, his Texans defense is allowing only 274.2 yards per game (fourth) through five weeks, as they are off to a 4-1 start.

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FOX Sports NFL reporter Ben Arthur outlined his seven favorite candidates to take over as the Jets’ new head coach, and had this to say about Johnson.

“The Jets have an underachieving offense, which is the No. 1 thing they must fix,” Arthur wrote. “With Nathaniel Hackett calling plays, the Jets offense ranks 25th in points and 27th in yards so far this season. Aaron Rodgers is coming off his first three-interception game since November 2022. It makes plenty of sense for the Jets’ next coach to be offensive-minded, and there’s arguably no better candidate than Johnson. … A hot head coaching candidate in recent years, Johnson has elected to stay in Detroit despite heavy interest. The Jets’ gig is the kind of opportunity that could finally get him into the head coach ranks.”

Arthur also posited another name that will likely enter the conversation, even though it’s nowhere near the top of the oddsboard. That name is Bill Belichick.

He coached the Jets from … well, he never really coached them. But he was supposed to.

“The 72-year-old Belichick burned the Jets at the turn of the century, announcing his resignation one day after being named coach,” Arthur wrote. “But this is a new day. Belichick would be a splashy move considering his résumé as a legendary coach, though he would need to get the offensive staff right. The head coach-general manager delineation must also be clearly defined. Belichick served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator of the Jets from 1997-99, finding plenty of success under Bill Parcells. Belichick’s Jets defenses never ranked below ninth in scoring.”

At DraftKings, Belichick is at +2000 to win the job.

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