Did Tigers Win First Managerial Chess Match in Game 1 of ALDS?

How one decision about Kerry Carpenter helped Detroit Tigers grab ALDS lead vs Seattle

Kerry Carpenter slugged a two-run home run off George Kirby in the fifth inning, helping the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 win in Game 1 of the ALDS.

Tigers Took Advantage of Massive Mariners Misjudgment to Win Game 1

Detroit dealt Seattle a crushing loss Saturday after Kerry Carpenter hit a game-changing home run against a pitcher he shouldn’t have been allowed to face.

Did Tigers win first managerial chess match in Game 1 of ALDS?

Kerry Carpenter got a third crack at George Kirby and, this time, didn't miss.

Why did Dan Wilson let George Kirby pitch to Tigers' Kerry Carpenter in ALDS loss?

Kerry Carpenter was the one hitter in the Detroit lineup the Mariners couldn’t let beat them. In the fifth inning Saturday night, he beat them.

Carpenter torments Kirby with fifth homer of matchup, this time in ALDS Game 1

SEATTLE -- Kerry Carpenter loves hitting at T-Mobile Park. He also loves hitting against George Kirby. Carpenter had four big reasons to want to face Seattle’s righty at T-Mobile Park, with Detroit down a run in the fifth inning and an early postseason advantage on the line: He entered the