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 seaso