AL Wild Card Game 1: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers, September 30, 2025
AL Wild Card Game 1
September 30, 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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Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Javier Báez led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker MeadowsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
4 players led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel MartínezCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorPH/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnathan RodríguezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George ValeraPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel SchneemannPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ KayfusPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy Noel1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Petey HalpinPR/CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Pitching
Tarik Skubal went 7.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (14 SO, 1 ER); Gavin Williams went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (8 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Tarik Skubal | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Gavin Williams | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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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