Wildcard Game #1: Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday September 30th, 2025, 1:08 Pm

[biggunsbob]

Detroit Tigers@Guardians​

Tue, Sep 30 • 1:08 PM EDT​

At Progressive Field​

TV: ESPN​

AL Wild Card Game 1​

Cleveland won regular season 8-5.​

Detroit Tiger
(87-75)

Tarik Skubal
LHP
13-6, 2.21 ERA, 241 SO



DET Lineup

1. P Meadows (L) CF
2. G Torres (R) 2B
3. K Carpenter (L) DH
4. S Torkelson (R) 1B
5. R Greene (L) LF
6. W Pérez (S) RF
7. D Dingler (R) C
8. Z McKinstry (L) 3B
9. J Báez (R) SS

Gavin Williams
RHP
12-5, 3.06 ERA, 173 SO

Guardians Record
(88-74)


CLE Lineups

1. S Kwan (L) LF
2. A Martínez (S) CF
3. J Ramírez (S) 3B
4. J Rodríguez (R) RF
5. K Manzardo (L) DH
6. G Arias (R) SS
7. B Rocchio (S) 2B
8. J Noel (R) 1B
9. A Hedges (R) C

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tarik-skubal-discusses-facing-guardians-ahead-of-wild-card-series

Skubal peaking at perfect time for rematch with Guardians in G1.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-vs-guardians-wild-card-series-game-1-starting-lineups-and-pitching-matchup

Tigers-Guardians AL Wild Card Series Game 1 FAQ (Tues., 1 ET, ESPN).
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-guardians-wild-card-series-position-by-position-breakdown

Tigers-Guardians position-by-position breakdown.
Tigers official site

Predicting the Detroit Tigers’ Wild Card Roster

Detroit likely stocks up on situational bats and arms for the short series in Cleveland

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Predicting the Detroit Tigers’ Wild Card Roster.
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Tigers-Guardians MLB playoff series prediction, scouting report: Who has wild-card edge?

Detroit Tigers meet in MLB playoffs vs Cleveland Guardians have each won 1,166 games against each other. So who's gonna take 2025 AL wild-card series?

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Tigers-Guardians MLB playoff series prediction, scouting report: Who has wild-card edge?
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https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2025/09/29/detroit-tigers-upset-cleveland-guardians-10-reasons-tarik-skubal-riley-greene-dillon-dingler/86422333007/

Detroit Tigers will beat Cleveland in AL playoffs, and I've got 10 huge reasons why.
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https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/09/29/colt-keith-injury-update-tigers-guardians-playoffs/86422389007/

Colt Keith joins Detroit Tigers but ruled out for MLB wild-card playoff series vs Guardians.
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https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2025-wild-card-series-matchups

What you need to know about the Wild Card Series matchups.
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[tigermud]

If the tigers cut down on the hideous chasing they will win, if they do not they will lose its that’s simple. Lay off the curve most of them aren’t strikes

 

[kalinecountry]

BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH

by Holly Horning How are you feeling today, Tiger fans? Really happy? Kinda mad or sad? Maybe a bit of all 3? If so, you’re not alone. I am trying to come to terms with the Tigers…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH.
Totally Tigers

 

[tomdalton22]

BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH

by Holly Horning How are you feeling today, Tiger fans? Really happy? Kinda mad or sad? Maybe a bit of all 3? If so, you’re not alone. I am trying to come to terms with the Tigers…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH.
Totally Tigers

another one of her terrible blogs where she blames anyone but the guy that put the team together and the manager, and most of the blame on her favorite whipping boy, AA. First, Greene didn't lead the league in K's, it was James Wood, with 221. Second, she said that Harris' guys were the ones with the best plate discipline. Well, not in the second half. Sweeney was dead last with a OBP of .182. McKinstry wasn't much better with .278. Torres was decent at .320 but I think that is still below league average (not sure). The pitching staff consists of mostly Harris guys, except for the better pitchers (Skubal, Mize, Olson), so how is AA to blame there?

 

[biggunsbob]

Mize is starting game #2. Just heard it on the 97.1 fm.

 

[@Stakesarehigh]

Mize is starting game #2. Just heard it on the 97.1 fm.

Kind of a no brainer lol

 

[tomdalton22]

All three games scheduled for 1PM. It would have been nice to have at least one evening game.

 

[gotime909]

I just hope the offense can click early

 

[gotime909]

For ****s sake. 2 pitches 2 outs

 

[gotime909]

That a boy Tork!!! 2 out rbi

 

[@Stakesarehigh]

Greene cant lay off the high heat, Tork gets us one though

 

[biggunsbob]

Same old Greene.
Chases a ball 5 inches high.
Stop freaking chasing !

It's why he swings early.
Get 2 strikes. He chases.

 

[tigermud]

I see the main problem here, Greene can’t stop leaving the zone. Put his behind on the bench.

 

[@Stakesarehigh]

I see the main problem here, Greene can’t stop leaving the zone. Put his behind on the bench.

For who lol

 

[biggunsbob]

There is no one on the bench better then Greene.

 

[biggunsbob]

Skubal squeeze already on 2 pitches that were strikes.

 

[tigermud]

For who lol

Fk it…Jones he’ll stay in the zone more often at least

 

[biggunsbob]

Fk it…Jones he’ll stay in the zone more often at least

Not as good of a fielder in left.

 

[tomdalton22]

I would turn this game off if AJ started Jones over Greene.