DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Detroit Tigers have announced their 26-man roster for the Wold Card series against the Houston Astros, the first playoff series for the Tigers in a decade.
The roster consists of 12 pitchers and 14 position players. Here is the list of available players, in alphabetical order by last name.
Pitchers: Beau Brieske, Jason Foley, Sean Guenther, Brenan Hanifee, Tyler Holton, Brant Hurter, Jackson Jobe, Ty Madden, Casey Mize, Reese Olson, Tarik Skubal, Will Vest
Position Players: Kerry Carpenter, Dillon Dingler, Riley Greene, Andy Ibáñez, Jace Jung, Colt Keith, Justyn-Henry Malloy, Zach McKinstry, Parker Meadows, Wenceel Pérez, Jake Rogers, Trey Sweeney, Spencer Torkelson, Matt Vierling
The two cuts from the Tigers expanded 28-man roster for the month of September are pitchers Kenta Maeda (3-7, 6.09 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 96 K's) and Keider Montero (6-6, 4.76 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 77 K's).
The Athletic's Codey Stavenhagen reported that position players Ryan Kreidler (infielder) and Liam Hicks (catcher) are in Houston as part of the Taxi squad, meaning they can practice with the team but are ineligible to play in this playoff series.
The Houston Astros also announced their 26-man postseason roster. A notable omission from that group is Justin Verlander, a future Hall-of-Famer and three-time Cy Young winner who was traded to Detroit in 2015, as the 41-year-old former Tiger has put up a 8.89 ERA in his final six starts of the season after recovering from shoulder and neck injuries.
The three-game series starts today at 2:32 p.m. ET, broadcast on ABC. Game 2 will be broadcast at the same time on ABC tomorrow, as will Game 3 if necessary.
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