CLEVELAND -- The Detroit Tigers kept coming to bat with runners in scoring position in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Guardians .

With one exception, they failed to come through, paving the way for Cleveland's 6-1 victory that evened the best-of-3 series Wednesday.

The Tigers had a franchise postseason-record 15 men left on base, going 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position. Javier Baez accounted for the lone hit in the fourth, singling off Guardians starter Tanner Bibee to score All-Star outfielder Riley Greene .

"We were one swing away, one mistake from blowing that thing open," Greene said. "It was that close. That's baseball. You need to hit pitches. You need to find the barrel. It's all of us."

Instead, the Guardians scored five runs in the

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