EAST LANSING- The Tigers have done it. They are moving on to the American League Divisional Series, after sweeping the Houston Astros, ending their seven-year AL Championship Series run.

They let the gritty Tigers get hot, and boy are they the hottest team in baseball right now.

The Tigers dominated throughout most of game one, with Triple Crown winner Tarik Skubal on the mound, pitching through six innings allowing only four hits with six strikeouts.

The Detroit offense was rolling in the top of the second with three runs scored, chasing Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez to an early exit in the fifth.

Things started to get a little rocky for the Tigers in the ninth.

Closer Jason Foley had a rough inning, allowing one run to score and leaving two on before being replaced by Beau Brieske, who was able to get out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

The Tigers had won their first playoff game in 10 years and needed only one more win to clinch a trip to the divisional round in Cleveland.

In game two, Parker Meadows had the first score of the game, with a solo home run in the top of the sixth.

Rookie pitcher Jackson Jobe was brought in during the seventh, which is when things started to look shaky for the Tigers.

Jobe allowed two runs to score and recorded zero strikeouts, putting the Astros in front.

That didn’t matter though, because a Kerry Carpenter single turned into a run scored on a wild pitch, tying the game at 2-2.

Pinch hitter Andy Ibañez had a massive three-run double in the top of the eighth, putting the Tigers back in the lead at 5-2.

The Astros could not recover in two innings, and the Tigers pulled off the sweep.

The key aspect to this team’s success is simply that they play as a team. In each game somebody new steps up and becomes the hero, making every win a group effort.

With the matchup against Cleveland ahead, I would say that there is no team that the Tigers can’t beat.

This is a group of young guys, many who have never experienced post season baseball before. But by the looks of it, you would assume they are prime veterans chasing their fifth World Series.

That is what makes this run so special. Everybody counted them out, and here they are, proving everyone wrong in dramatic fashion.

The wheels are turning, and the iron is hot. If the Tigers can keep this momentum going, anything is possible.

So. Why not us?