CLEVELAND — It was like Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal looked at his teammates and said: Jump on my back, boys. I got this.

Did he ever.

Skubal opened the postseason with a brilliant performance, full of grit and determination, tying the Tigers postseason record with 14 strikeouts while throwing 107 pitches as the Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians, 2-1 , in Game 1 of the best-of-three AL wild-card series on Tuesday, Sept. 30. BIG PLAY: Guardians do it again to Tigers and Tarik Skubal on wild play in Game 1 of playoffs

The Tigers are now in control of this series. All-Star right-hander Casey Mize will pitch Game 2 on Wednesday (1:08 p.m., ESPN) with a chance to close it out. The winner of the series advances to the ALDS, which begins on Saturday against the Mariners in Sea

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