Our favorite photos from the Detroit Tigers' first home playoff win in over a decade

DETROIT – The Tigers are hot and for the first time in more than a decade, they showed a record amount of Detroiters what playoff baseball can be.

The Tigers filled Comerica Park with 44,885 fans, the largest postseason crowd in Comerica Park history, and delivered a thrilling 3-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. It was their first postseason home win since 2013.

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Detroit prevailed against Cleveland and extended the lead in the best-of-five series to 2-1. The teams will face off Thursday with even higher stakes – a win for Detroit would send the Tigers to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2013. First pitch is scheduled for 6:08 p.m

MLive photographers were on hand to document all the action on and off the field. Check out some of our favorite images below or click on the gallery above to see all of our photos