Editor’s note: Follow Guardians vs. Tigers live updates and highlights from Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series .

CLEVELAND — The bullpen-game strategy the Guardians deployed backfired Oct. 2 in a winner-take-all Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers .

The floodgates opened for the Tigers during their four-run seventh inning, putting the Guardians in a 6-1 hole at Progressive Field.

Barring a miraculous comeback, the Guardians' 2025 season will end with a 2-1 defeat against the Tigers in the best-of-three series. Buy Cleveland Guardians gear

During a pregame news conference, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said he expected a bullpen game. It's understandable why the Guardians turned to the bullpen after starting pitcher Slade Cecconi worked fo

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