One of the best-of-five ALDS matchup between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians is right down to a winner-takes-all recreation. The AL Central foes cut up the primary two video games in Cleveland and the second two in Detroit, sending the sequence again to Ohio for a decisive Recreation 5 Saturday.
Take a look at the entire 2024 MLB playoff schedule here. Beneath is the ALDS schedule for Guardians vs. Tigers:
| Date | Begin time/end result | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Recreation 1 |
Sat., Oct. 5 |
Guardians 7, Tigers 0 |
TBS |
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Recreation 2 |
Mon., Oct. 7 |
Tigers 3, Guardians 0 |
TBS |
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Recreation 3 |
Weds., Oct. 9 |
Tigers 3, Guardians 0 |
TBS |
| Recreation 4 | Thurs., Oct. 10 | Guardians 5, Tigers 4 | TNT |
| Recreation 5 | Sat., Oct. 12 | 1:08 p.m. ET | TBS |
The place to look at Recreation 5
Date: Saturday, Oct. 12 | Time: 1:08 p.m. ET
Location: Progressive Area (Cleveland)
Channel: TBS | Reside stream: Max
Possible pitchers: LHP Tarik Skubal vs. LHP Matthew Boyd
Odds: CLE +115 | DET -135; over/beneath: 6.0
Right here now’s what that you must find out about every crew within the ALDS:
ALDS storylines
Guardians: The Guardians didn’t simply have a very good bullpen this season. They’d a traditionally nice bullpen. It is the very best bullpen on file at 13.7 WAR — the subsequent finest bullpen this yr was at 9.1 WAR — and it’s led by all-world nearer Emmanuel Clase, who had a 0.61 ERA in 74 1/3 innings. For Cleveland, the secret is getting simply sufficient offense and simply sufficient beginning pitching, then flip issues over to a deep and various reduction crew. They’ve lefties, righties, hard-throwers, changeup specialists, you title it. Steven Kwan, José Ramírez, and Josh Naylor are the keys to the offense. The remainder of the lineup is just not overly imposing.
Tigers: There’s a “how are they doing it?” vibe to this Tigers crew, however they are doing it, and they’re by no means out of a recreation, because the Astros discovered in Recreation 2 of the Wild Card Collection. Supervisor A.J. Hinch makes use of his whole bench to combine and match expertly, and the identical goes for the pitching employees behind Skubal. Skubal will have the ability to begin Video games 2 and 5 of the ALDS on regular relaxation. If the Guardians care for enterprise in 4 video games or fewer, they might solely see the league’s finest pitcher as soon as within the sequence. The Tigers although have proven they’re greater than formidable on the times Skubal doesn’t pitch. Hinch referred to his crew as “chaos” earlier than the Wild Card Collection and that is what the Tigers are. You by no means fairly know what they will throw at you.
