It's MLB playoff time! After a bonus Monday of action to decide the final two National League postseason spots, eight teams are in action Tuesday as the 2024 MLB playoffs begin with the best-of-three wild-card round. The Game 1 action started with the Detroit Tigers defeating the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals followed with a shutout of the Baltimore Orioles . Then, in a game with multiple lead changes, the New York Mets came out on top over the Milwaukee Brewers .
We've got you covered with lineups, live updates and analysis as the games are played, followed by our takeaways after each final pitch. Key links: Everything you need to know | Bracket | Picks | Watch on ESPN, ABC Jump to: Live updates | Lineups, matchups Live updates Today's matchups * All times Eastern Detroit Tigers 3, Houston Astros 1 Detroit leads series 1-0 Before Jason Heyward sent a line drive whizzing into the glove of Spencer Torkelson , before the Astros' bats came alive in the final inning and before the Tigers teetered on the brink of losing their playoff opener in heartbreaking fashion, there was Tarik Skubal , the soon-to-be Cy Young winner, doing what he has done all season -- attacking with his fastball, perplexing with his changeup, befuddling with his slider and carrying an upstart team that nobody expected to see here. Skubal kept the potent Astros scoreless through six innings, scattering four hits, walking one, striking out six and throwing 64 of his 88 pitches for strikes.
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