Overview

• Cleveland-Detroit leads off the day with Tarik Skubal facing Gavin Williams, followed by Padres-Cubs (Nick Pivetta vs. Matthew Boyd), Red Sox-Yankees (Garrett Crochet vs. Max Fried) and Reds-Dodgers (Hunter Greene vs. Blake Snell).
• The Tigers named a 26-man group with 14 position players and 12 pitchers, cutting relievers Chris Paddack and Tanner Rainey and leaving Brenan Hanifee off the roster due to option-cycle ineligibility.
• Cleveland included top outfield prospect Chase DeLauter on its Wild Card roster, positioning the 23-year-old for a potential MLB debut during the series.
• All Wild Card series are best-of-three hosted entirely by the higher seed, with no off days before the Division Series begins.
• Sportsbooks list the Phillies as World Series favorites at +425 entering the playoffs, the longest preseason favorite odds since 2014.