AL Wild Card Game 3: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers, October 2, 2025
AL Wild Card Game 3
October 2, 2025, 3:08 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
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Riley Greene and Parker Meadows led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Zach McKinstry3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Parker MeadowsCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauterCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel SchneemannPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Kayfus1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Jack Flaherty went 4.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 1 ER); Joey Cantillo went 2.2 innings for Cleveland Guardians (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Jack Flaherty | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Slade Cecconi | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Herrin | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Cantillo | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Erik Sabrowski | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Festa | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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