CLEVELAND — October baseball begins for the Guardians with a must-win scenario.

The Guardians are facing elimination after the Detroit Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three AL Wild Card Series with a 2-1 win on Sept. 30.

A year ago, the Guardians rallied to beat the Tigers in a winner-take-all Game 5 in the AL Division Series. It only seems fitting that they meet in the first round in this postseason.

Game 2 is set for 1:08 p.m. Oct. 1. If Cleveland wins, Game 3 will be at 1:08 p.m. Oct. 2. If the Guardians lose, their playoff run will be over, and the Tigers will play the Seattle Mariners in the ALDS.

Here are Guardians-Tigers Game 2 predictions from Beacon Journal sports writers Ryan Lewis and Nate Ulrich. :

Guardians vs. Tigers prediction: Who wins Game 2 Wed

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