Detroit Tigers clinch AL playoff berth in 4-1 W; White Sox set MLB record with 121st L

[marmar]

(Detroit Free Press) The Detroit Tigers are headed to the postseason for the first time since 2014.

Needing one win to clinch, the Tigers took the lead in the fifth inning and never looked back for a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park in front of a sellout crowd 44,435 strong.

Now that the Tigers have earned one of three American League wild-card spots, the final two games of the regular season only matter for seeding purposes. .............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2024/09/27/detroit-tigers-playoff-bound-with-4-1-win-over-chicago-white-sox/75414292007/

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

1. Congrats to the Tigers!

I’m an Oriole fan- Detroit and Baltimore could very well meet in the first round.

[MiHale]

2. Awesome win!! The party's starting ...

🎉🎉🎉🎉🙌🙌🎊🎊🎊

[Hassler]

3. At the all star break they were dead in the water. As a Detroit native, congrats!

[JoseBalow]

4. And they helped the Sox set a record!

2024 White Sox are officially the worst team in modern history

The 2024 White Sox are officially the worst team in modern MLB history, suffering their 121st loss to the Tigers in Detroit.

Why it matters: The White Sox (39-121) have etched their way into the record books for the worst possible reason, humiliating fans.

State of play: The Sox broke the record set by the 1962 New York Mets, who lost 120 games that season.

https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/09/28/2024-white-sox-worst-modern-history