The Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday afternoon in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series at Progressive Field. Cleveland comes in as the AL Central champions after finishing strong with an extra-inning win on the final day. Meanwhile, Detroit barely held on to a postseason spot after a late-season collapse but now has a chance to reset in October.

The two teams are familiar with each other. Cleveland owned the season series, taking eight of 13 games, including five wins in September when they went past Detroit to claim the division. The Tigers once held a massive lead in the standings but collapsed in the final weeks, leaving them in the Wild Card instead of winning the Central. That collapse adds extra pressure as they try to reset in October.

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