Overview
- Tarik Skubal struck out 14 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits, to put Detroit up 1-0 in the best-of-three at Progressive Field.
- Both Tigers runs were unearned, including Riley Greene scoring on Zack McKinstry’s seventh‑inning safety squeeze after a Cleveland error extended the inning.
- Guardians starter Gavin Williams fanned eight and yielded no earned runs, but defensive miscues and Will Vest’s four-out save preserved the Tigers’ lead.
- Some outlets labeled Skubal’s 14 strikeouts a wild-card game record, while others reported it tied the Tigers’ franchise postseason mark.
- Game 2 is Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN with Mize vs. Bibee, and rosters are set for the round, including Cleveland carrying prospect Chase DeLauter.