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Oct 12, 2024 | worldbaseball.com | Detroit Tigers |Emmanuel Clase |Kirk Gibson

About 3 minutes reading time. CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter delivered again for the Tigers. Slowed by a hamstring injury, Carpenter hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the fifth inning Saturday to give Detroit a 1-0 lead over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the AL Division Series. Carpenter, who hit a three-run homer in Game 2 off All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase, laced his single into right-center field off rookie Andrew Walters to score Trey Sweeney, who walked to open the inning.

Oct 7, 2024 | worldbaseball.com | Detroit Tigers |Emmanuel Clase |Jake Rogers |Kirk Gibson

About 4 minutes reading time. CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter took one swing and floored baseball’s preeminent closer. Carpenter connected for a three-run homer off Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase with two outs and two strikes in the ninth inning, sending the Detroit Tigers to a dramatic 3-0 win over the Guardians i n Game 2 on Monday night to even the AL Division Series at one game each.

Jan 30, 2023 | chatsports.com | Byron Leftwich |Kirk Gibson

Back to the Green Bay Packers Newsfeed The sports world is full of stories of athletes pulling off remarkable feats while injured or ill. The list got a little longer after Patrick Mahomes' performance in the AFC Championship Game. The Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback suffered a high ankle sprain against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the divisional round. The typical recovery time for that type of injury is four to six weeks. Mahomes was back at it eight days later.