How to Watch Guardians vs. Tigers AL Wild Card Game 3 - October 2

Updated Oct. 2, 2025 12:22 p.m. ET

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The AL Wild Card Series culminates on Thursday at 3:08 p.m. ET when the Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers live on ABC from Progressive Field. Both teams are looking for an all-important win to advance to the ALDS. Jack Flaherty will start for the Tigers and Slade Cecconi is the Guardians' starter in the contest.

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Guardians vs. Tigers Game Information & How to Watch

When: Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 3:08 p.m. ET
Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
TV: Watch on ABC
Box Score: Fox Sports

Guardians vs. Tigers Prediction

Score Prediction: Guardians 5, Tigers 4
Total Prediction: Over 7 runs
Win Probabilities: Guardians 53%, Tigers 47%

Guardians vs. Tigers Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
10/1/2025	Guardians	-1.5	7	-132	+111	6-1 CLE
9/30/2025	Tigers	-1.5	6	-174	+145	2-1 DET
9/25/2025	Guardians	-1.5	7.5	-161	+136	4-2 DET
9/24/2025	Guardians	-1.5	7.5	-144	+122	5-1 CLE
9/23/2025	Tigers	-1.5	6.5	-162	+136	5-2 CLE
9/18/2025	Tigers	-1.5	7	-236	+193	3-1 CLE
9/17/2025	Tigers	-1.5	8	-146	+122	4-0 CLE
9/16/2025	Tigers	-1.5	8	-143	+120	7-5 CLE
7/6/2025	Tigers	-1.5	7.5	-225	+185	7-2 DET
7/5/2025	Tigers	-1.5	9	-139	+117	1-0 DET

Guardians Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.4
HR	9
ERA	2.90
K/9	11.1

Guardians Player Insights

Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 30 home runs and 85 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .283.
In all of the majors, Ramirez ranks 30th in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
Steven Kwan has 29 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .272.
Kwan ranks 192nd in homers and 142nd in RBI in the major leagues.
Kyle Manzardo has 19 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 48 walks while batting .234.
Angel Martinez is hitting .224 with 23 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 23 walks.
Martinez is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .188 with a walk.

Guardians Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Sept. 26	Rangers	L 7-3	Slade Cecconi vs Jack Leiter
Sept. 27	Rangers	W 3-2	Joey Cantillo vs Jake Latz
Sept. 28	Rangers	W 9-8	Logan Allen vs Patrick Corbin
Sept. 30	Tigers	L 2-1	Gavin Williams vs Tarik Skubal
Oct. 1	Tigers	W 6-1	Tanner Bibee vs Casey Mize
Oct. 2	Tigers	-	Slade Cecconi vs Jack Flaherty

Tigers Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	2.5
HR	7
ERA	3.81
K/9	9.3

Tigers Player Insights

Gleyber Torres is batting .256 with 22 doubles, 16 home runs and 85 walks.
Torres ranks 127th in home runs and 73rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
Riley Greene has hit 36 home runs with 111 RBI, leading the team in both categories.
Greene is currently 10th in homers and seventh in RBI in the big leagues.
Spencer Torkelson is hitting .240 with 27 doubles, a triple, 31 home runs and 72 walks.
Zach McKinstry leads the Tigers with a .259 batting average.

Tigers Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Sept. 26	@ Red Sox	L 4-3	Casey Mize vs Kyle Harrison
Sept. 27	@ Red Sox	W 2-1	Keider Montero vs Connelly Early
Sept. 28	@ Red Sox	L 4-3	Chris Paddack vs Jose De Leon
Sept. 30	@ Guardians	W 2-1	Tarik Skubal vs Gavin Williams
Oct. 1	@ Guardians	L 6-1	Casey Mize vs Tanner Bibee
Oct. 2	@ Guardians	-	Jack Flaherty vs Slade Cecconi