Guardians host the Tigers in Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series
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Detroit Tigers (87-75, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (88-74, first in the AL Central during the regular season)
Cleveland; Tuesday, 1:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (13-6, 2.21 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 241 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (12-5, 3.06 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 173 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians face the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series.
Cleveland is 88-74 overall and 45-36 in home games. The Guardians are 60-13 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Detroit has an 87-75 record overall and a 41-40 record in road games. The Tigers are 63-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The matchup Tuesday is the 14th time these teams square off this season. The Guardians hold an 8-5 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with a .283 batting average, and has 34 doubles, three triples, 30 home runs, 66 walks and 85 RBIs. Steven Kwan is 11 for 41 with a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Gleyber Torres has 22 doubles and 16 home runs for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 9 for 36 with three doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 7-3, .226 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
Tigers: 2-8, .224 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: David Fry: 10-Day IL (nose), Nolan Jones: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nic Enright: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (foot), Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Tigers: Colt Keith: 10-Day IL (rib cage), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.