CLEVELAND -- Tarik Skubal, as only he can, just rewrote the narrative of this American League Wild Card Series, from the upstart Guardians taking down the Tigers at season’s end to the Tigers taking advantage of an ace among aces to put themselves a win away from advancing.

It can happen that quickly in a best-of-three. And after the Tigers’ 2-1 triumph in Game 1 , this one continues with Game 2 on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field, where the Tigers will look to build off their newfound momentum and the Guardians will look to summon the scrappiness and never-say-die demeanor that got them here.

“Our backs have been against the wall for three months,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “What's one more day?”

The Guards hope to live to fight another day behind Tanner Bibee

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