On the brink of elimination against the Detroit Tigers in the AL wild-card series, the Cleveland Guardians’ offense exploded for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday in Game 2, supplying all the scoring required for a 6-1 victory to force a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday.

The Cleveland Guardians are still alive, thanks to an unlikely hero, a wild eighth inning and a fantastic effort from the bullpen.

The Cleveland Guardians pulled off the greatest divisional comeback in MLB history and earned the right to host a Wild Card Series starting Tuesday. That series

A two-homer, five-run eighth inning helped the Guardians break a 1-1 tie and beat the Tigers in a must-win game. Here's what you missed.

Chase DeLauter will become the sixth player in MLB history to make his big-league debut in a playoff game when he starts for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Rocchio hit a three-run, walk-off home run in Cleveland's final regular-season game against the Texas Rangers, an hour after the team won the American League Central. His clutch hitting has carried over into the postseason against the Detroit Tigers .