Tigers Lead Guardians 1-0

Detroit beat Cleveland 2-1 in Game 1 of the best-of-three AL Wild Card Series at Progressive Field, with Tarik Skubal dominant over 7.2 innings and a career-high 14 strikeouts (tying a 53-year-old Detroit postseason record). Gavin Williams pitched six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts for Cleveland, but errors by Jonathan Rodriguez and Jhonkensey Noel produced unearned runs that decided the game. The Tigers now lead the series 1-0. Game 2 is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Casey Mize starting for Detroit and Tanner Bibee for Cleveland. The series winner will advance to the AL Division Series against the Seattle Mariners.