Overview

• Catcher Dillon Dingler broke a 1-1 tie with a sixth-inning solo homer and earlier threw out José Ramírez trying to steal second.
• Detroit blew the game open with a four-run seventh off Erik Sabrowski and Hunter Gaddis, featuring Wenceel Pérez’s two-RBI single and RBI hits by Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene.
• Cleveland got two unearned runs in the eighth when Will Vest dropped a toss at first, but Ramírez was ruled out at second to end the rally.
• Reliever Kyle Finnegan retired four straight to get the win as the wild-card Tigers booked a second consecutive Division Series appearance.
• The Guardians’ season ended after a remarkable division comeback, underscoring lineup issues that produced a .226 average, 643 runs and a .296 on-base percentage.