Overview

• Cleveland can clinch at least a wild-card berth with a win paired with an Astros loss, and it holds tiebreakers over both Detroit and Houston.
• The Guardians have surged to 86-72 by winning 17 of 19, with their staff posting a 1.80 ERA over the last 10 games.
• The Tigers sit at 85-73 after dropping 11 of 12, scoring two or fewer runs in six of their last seven and averaging 2.3 runs over their last 10.
• Probable starters are Cleveland left-hander Parker Messick (3-0, 2.08 ERA) and Detroit right-hander Troy Melton (3-2, 2.79), with Melton confirmed to start despite recent bullpen usage.
• First pitch is 6:40 p.m. ET at Progressive Field, airing on CleGuardians.TV and FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, with streaming via free trials on DIRECTV Stream and FuboTV.