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

[gotime909]

That's how you field as a pitcher Tarik!!!!! Well done vest

 

[biggunsbob]

Wow
Vest does it !

 

[gotime909]

Will Vest is the player of the game!!!!!

 

[biggunsbob]

Great job running right at Ramirez !

 

[biggunsbob]

Will Vest is the player of the game!!!!!

Plus Skubal ! 14 K’s in a playoff game wow !

 

[biggunsbob]

I’ll post game #2 later tonight.

 

[biggunsbob]

So glad Skubal got the win.

 

[coulomb]

I couldnt be the only one who lost his shit when Baez threw Jose Ramirez's infield hit away.

But willly vest picked him up.

F u cleveland.

 

[biggunsbob]

Btw
Tigers had 5 sacrifices all season.

 

[biggunsbob]

I couldnt be the only one who lost his shit when Baez threw Jose Ramirez's infield hit away.

But willly vest picked him up.

F u cleveland.

Yes but I also thought the hop was good enough to get. Tork has scooped up much tougher hops than that all season.
Baez had a tad more time. Bad throw.

 

[Oldenslow]

The Tigers finally discovered the importance of using the bunt.

 

[Oldenslow]

Id move Greene down even more in the lineup

Riley did get the double, but you would think his monotonous strike outs would be as annoying to him as they are to the fans.

 

[kalinecountry]

Riley did get the double, but you would think his monotonous strike outs would be as annoying to him as they are to the fans.

I want to think that Hinch and the brain trust will have a talk with Greene after their last game about swinging at strikes and laying off the high fastball and slop in the dirt. Kaline used to tell them in spring training to wait for a pitch in their strike zone and the hits and home runs will come.

 

[tomdalton22]

I don't mind strikeouts, it's the strikeouts on terrible pitches that drive me nuts.

 

[kalinecountry]

I don't mind strikeouts, it's the strikeouts on terrible pitches that drive me nuts.

Bud, That's what I'm talking about.

 

[gotime909]

I don't mind strikeouts, it's the strikeouts on terrible pitches that drive me nuts.

I just want to see any bit of a pulse in a clutch situation.

 

[tomdalton22]

Bud, That's what I'm talking about.

I know, but that isn't going to change in this series, or maybe even the rest of the year. This should have been addressed earlier in the year, but it appears that AJ and the hitting coaches didn't do anything about it.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-win-al-wild-card-game-1-2025

Tarik Skubal’s career-high 14-K masterclass wills Tigers to Game 1 win.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-vs-guardians/2025/09/30/813072/final/box

Boxscore.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-vs-guardians/2025/09/30/813072/final/video

Video highlights.

Tigers 2, Guardians 1: Tarik Skubal dominates Cleveland for tightrope win

A dominant start, fundamental small ball, and a gutsy 4-out save from Vest locked down Game 1 in Cleveland.

www.blessyouboys.com

Tigers 2 - Guardians 1: Tarik Skubal dominates Cleveland for tightrope win.
A dominant start, fundamental small ball, and a gutsy 4-out save from Vest locked down Game 1 in Cleveland.
BYBTB

Tigers avoid disaster as Tarik Skubal dominates, Guardians make ghastly late gaffe

The Tigers took Wild Card Game 1 from the Guardians on the back of an absolutely dominant Tarik Skubal start.

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers avoid disaster as Tarik Skubal dominates, Guardians make ghastly late gaffe.
MCBTB

Highlights of Tigers' 2-1 win over Guardians in Game 1 of AL wild-card series

Here are highlights of the Tigers vs. Guardians game on Tuesday in the opener of the AL wild-card series in Cleveland.

www.detroitnews.com

Highlights of Tigers' 2-1 win over Guardians in Game 1 of AL wild-card series.
Detnews

Tarik Skubal, Tigers give Guardians taste of own medicine in 2-1 win in Game 1 of playoffs

Will Vest worked out of a jam in 9th inning to preserve Tarik Skubal's masterful pitching performance to give Tigers Game 1 playoff win vs Guardians.

www.freep.com

Tarik Skubal, Tigers give Guardians taste of own medicine in 2-1 win in Game 1 of playoffs.
Freep

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2025/09/30/tarik-skubal-puts-detroit-tigers-on-his-back-for-mlb-playoffs-win/86437865007/

Tarik Skubal carries Detroit Tigers when they needed him most vs Guardians in MLB playoffs.
Freep

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/09/30/tigers-playoffs-guardians-game-1-dan-dickerson-radio/86438595007/

Dan Dickerson juiced up calling Tigers escaping jam in Game 1 of playoffs vs Guardians.
Freep

Tarik Skubal strikes out 14, Tigers win Game 1 thriller over Guardians

The Tigers are now one win away from eliminating the Guardians, who rallied from a 15.5-game deficit to overtake Detroit in the AL Central.

www.mlive.com

Tarik Skubal strikes out 14, Tigers win Game 1 thriller over Guardians.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

Skubal was actively talking shit to fans as walking out of the bullpen, and then he backed it up!!!

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/prospect-team-of-the-year-2025?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Here's the '25 Prospect Team of the Year.
MLB.com