Hold back the rain: The Detroit Red Wings have a group outing planned this week.
The Wings are feeling good about themselves after a high-paced camp and going 5-3 in the exhibition season, and with their season opener not on the slate until Oct. 9, they plan to root on the local baseball team.
“The locker room is in a really good spot,” captain Dylan Larkin said after practice on Monday. “We’re going to be going to the Tigers game on (Tuesday), so do a little root for them and hopefully, you know, be ready to go Thursday night.”
The Detroit Tigers host the Seattle Mariners in Game 3 of the ALDS, with first pitch scheduled for 4:08 p.m. at Comerica Park.
The Wings weren’t able to do something similar last October because they were playing games.
“I don’t think last year we were able to go to a playoff game with our schedule and their schedule,” Larkin said. “So it will be my first ever playoff baseball game, so I’m excited about it.”
Axel Sandin Pellikka, a Swede, is looking forward to the outing, even if he may need some explainers.
“It will be fun,” he said. “I’ve been to one when they play the Mets, I think. I’m still learning about everything. I’m learning umpire, or strike – all those kinds of stuff. I’m still learning.”
The forecast does call for a rainy day. “I know, I know,” said Larkin.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Red Wings have outing planned to see Detroit Tigers in ALDS
