Someone finally poked the sleeping Tigers, and they responded. 

After blowing a 15 ¹/₂-game lead (and the division) to the Guardians, the Cats had to win two of three in Cleveland. 

Jumpin’ Jack Flaherty kept the still dormant Tigers in the game by allowing just one run over 4 ²/₃ innings. 

Not sure what happened in the Detroit dugout (maybe they ran out of sunflower seeds), but the Tigers got angry and began to hit. 

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<figcaption>Dillon Dingler belts a solo homer in the sixth inning of the Tigers’ series-clinching win over the Guardians. <span class="credit">AP</span></figcaption>

Wenceel Pérez knocked in two more runs, and the Redeem Team pushed by the stubborn Guards. 

Not only did we have the Cats scratching out a victory in Game 3. 

We had them winning the Series ($100) as well. 

Factor in our $100 bet on the Dodgers eliminating the Reds (gotta believe the Mutts would have put up a better fight) and we are suddenly down just -296 alantrammells with two wild-card series still in the balance.

The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there’s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year.

Stitches correctly predicted the Tigers would win the deciding Game 3 on Thursday against the Guardians, their AL Central rival.{ai:summary}<p>After blowing a 15½-game lead to Cleveland, the Tigers took two of three, 6–3, behind Dingler’s homer and Pérez RBIs.</p><p>The column notes bets: $100 on Detroit to win the series and $100 on Dodgers over the Reds; Stitches, Post handicapper, has recent MLB/NFL gains. #sports</p>

Stitches predicted struggling Tigers would advance — and they did

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