They jumped out to a 3-0 lead in Game 1, then held on to dear life down the stretch on the back of a near-shutdown performance from Tarik Skubal and the bullpen to win 3-1. Manager A.J. Hinch is leaning into what got Detroit to the playoffs and rolling with Tyler Holton as the opener for Game 2.

And in two years of Major League Baseball's expanded wild-card playoff format, the answer has almost always been, "Go home." The Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves will try to stave off elimination Wednesday after losing their openers in the best-of-three wild card round.