Tigers, The Guardians and Cleveland
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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.
Tarik Skubal struck out a career-high 14 batters Tuesday as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 2-1, in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series.
A year after being left behind in Cleveland’s bullpen, Casey Mize returns to Progressive Field as Detroit’s Game 2 starter, carrying the lessons of failure, the challenge of facing a relentless Guardians lineup,
José De León pitched a career-high 6 2/3 innings in his first outing in two years, and Masataka Yoshida and David Hamilton homered on Sunday to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers that clinched the AL Central title for the Cleveland Guardians.
Guardians outfielder Chase DeLauter could become the sixth player in Major League Baseball history to make their big-league debut during the postseason on Tuesday, when Cleveland opens its Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers (GameTracker).