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📺 MLB on BNN — ALCS Game 5 Postgame Panel
Detroit Tigers 17, Houston Astros 6 — Tigers lead series 3–2
Bob Costas (host):
“On a crisp October afternoon in Detroit, the defending world champions reminded everyone why they hold that title.
A relentless, methodical, and at times breathtaking offensive assault powered the Tigers to a 17–6 victory — a game that began tense and competitive before Detroit simply overwhelmed the Astros.
Gilberto Cisneros — spectacular yet again.
Four hits, two doubles, four runs scored, three driven in. A performance befitting the moment. Detroit scored five in the sixth, three in the seventh, and five more in the eighth, turning what had been a 5–5 tie into a runaway.
The Tigers now stand one win away from returning to the World Series.”
Mike Francesa:
“Listen… this was a MISMATCH after the fifth inning. A total mismatch. Houston’s bullpen? HORRENDOUS. Absolutely atrocious. You CANNOT — I repeat — CANNOT give up 13 runs in the final four innings and expect to win ANYTHING.
Rueda? Couldn’t get anybody out in a big spot. Luevanos? Complete disaster. Covarrubias? The game was OVER the second he entered.
Meanwhile, Detroit’s lineup — they’re a machine. Carbigos, Clancy, Cisneros — pick your poison. Clancy hits a grand slam, Carbigos hits a three-run bomb, Galindo goes deep — this is what champions do. They pile on. They don’t let you breathe.
Houston better wake up when this thing goes back to Minute Maid. Because right now? They look completely rattled.”
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo:
“OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS — SEVENTEEN RUNS! SEVENTEEN! IN A PLAYOFF GAME!! You’re not beating ANYBODY giving up seventeen, Mike, I don’t care if you’re the ’27 Yankees!
And Houston had the lead! They were up 2–0! They tied the game 5–5! And what happens?? THEY FALL APART! The defense is kicking the ball all over the place — four errors! Seeley’s throw is in the dirt, De Luna boots a ball, Curtis throws one away — COMPLETE BEDLAM!
And Detroit? They’re runnin’ wild! Cisneros is hittin’ balls in the gap every time he swings the bat! Clancy — GRAND SLAM! Carbigos — BOOM! Galindo — SEE YA! This was an avalanche, Bob! A full-on AVALANCHE!”
Colin Cowherd:
“Detroit is what I call a grown-up franchise. Houston is flashier. Houston’s got the home run derby guys, the swagger, the highlights that go viral.
But Detroit? Detroit has substance.
They’re like that NFL team that doesn’t care about aesthetics — they run the football, play defense, own the line of scrimmage — and they win in January.
The Tigers win in October for the same reason.
Look at the contrast:
Houston: Four errors. Three pitchers who look like they’re hoping not to get embarrassed. Chaos.
Detroit: Deep lineup, situational hitting, aggressive baserunning, no panic, no wasted at-bats.
And Cisneros — he’s not the loudest guy, he’s not dancing on bases, he’s not selling merch. He’s just… great. Every night. A star you can build a culture around.
This is why Detroit is one win away from the World Series and Houston is having an existential crisis on the mound.”
Bob Costas (closing):
“The Tigers will now travel to Houston with the opportunity to clinch the American League pennant and return to the Fall Classic. The Astros face elimination and must rediscover the form that produced their explosive 20–19 victory earlier in this series.
Game 6 awaits on Monday — but tonight in Detroit, the champions played like champions.”
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