The Cleveland Guardians will host the Detroit Tigers in the American League Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Progressive Field. It's a best-of-three matchup played entirely in Cleveland.
The Guardians enter October riding momentum after erasing a 15.5-game deficit in July to capture the AL Central crown, completing the largest divisional comeback in modern history . Cleveland also held an edge in the season series, going 8–5 against Detroit, including a 5–1 record in September.
Detroit is starting left-hander and Cy Young contender Tarik Skubal in Game 1, while Cleveland is countering with right-hander Gavin Williams . The Guardians will look to Jose Ramirez and Steven Kwan to set the tone offensively, while their pitching staff, led by a strong bullpen, remains th