Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

ALWC - Game 1 • DET leads series 1-0

87-75, 41-40 Away

Final

88-74, 45-36 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
P. MeadowsCF	0-3	0	0	.000
G. Torres2B	0-4	0	0	.000
K. CarpenterDH	1-4	1	0	.250
S. Torkelson1B	1-3	0	1	.333
R. GreeneLF	1-3	1	0	.333
W. PerezRF	0-3	0	0	.000
D. DinglerC	0-4	0	0	.000
Z. McKinstry3B	0-3	0	1	.000
J. BaezSS	2-3	0	0	.667

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Skubal	7.2	3	1	3	14	107-73	1.17
W. Vest	1.1	1	0	0	1	15-12	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

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1:00 PM, September 30, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 26,186

Game Time:2:34

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
First Base Umpire - Adam Beck
Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
Third Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Left Field Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
Right Field Umpire - Carlos Torres

Tarik Skubal's 14 strikeouts propel Tigers past Guardians in Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series

— Tarik Skubal tied Detroit's postseason record with 14 strikeouts and the Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series.

Sep 30, 2025, 04:06 pm - AP


DET
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	1
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2

Scoring Summary

		DET	CLE
1st	Torkelson singled to left, Carpenter scored.	1	0
4th	Arias reached on infield single to pitcher, Martínez scored, Ramírez to third.	1	1
7th	McKinstry hit sacrifice bunt to first, Greene scored, Pérez to second.	2	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Tigers
2
Guardians
1

Game 1

9/30

Tigers
1
Guardians
6

Game 2

10/1

Tigers
6
Guardians
3

Game 3

10/2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	53	46	.535	-	W2
Cleveland	53	48	.525	1	W1
Minnesota	49	52	.485	5	L3
Detroit	47	53	.470	6.5	W1
Kansas City	41	60	.406	13	W1

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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

Tarik Skubal's 14 strikeouts propel Tigers past Guardians in Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series

T. Skubal1-0

G. Williams0-1

W. Vest1

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