AL Wild Card Game 2: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers, October 1, 2025
AL Wild Card Game 2
October 1, 2025, 1:08 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Detroit TigersCleveland Guardians
.729
OPS.669
198
HR168
758
Runs643
3.95
ERA3.70
1.25
WHIP1.26
1375
Strikeouts by pitchers1381
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Kerry Carpenter and Javier Báez led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker MeadowsCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahmai JonesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Ibáñez3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justyn-Henry MalloyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry3B/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
6 players led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George ValeraRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnathan RodríguezPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel SchneemannPH/CF/RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauterCF/RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Petey HalpinCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Kayfus1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Pitching
Casey Mize went 3.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (1 SO, 1 ER); Tanner Bibee went 4.2 innings for Cleveland Guardians (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Casey Mize | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler Holton | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Melton | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brant Hurter | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Tanner Bibee | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Herrin | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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