Overview

• Detroit beat Cleveland 2-1 at Progressive Field to open the AL Wild Card Series, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three.
• Tarik Skubal worked 7 2/3 innings with 14 strikeouts to tie the Tigers’ postseason mark, and Will Vest closed with a four-out save.
• In MLB’s best-of-three Wild Card format, Game 1 winners have advanced 90% of the time, including 11-2 when the opener was won on the road.
• Game 2 is Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Casey Mize starting for Detroit against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee.
• Wild Card rosters are set at 26 players; Cleveland included prospect Chase DeLauter, who has yet to play in MLB and could debut this series.