Detroit Tigers (87-75, second in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (88-74, first in the AL Central during the regular season)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 1:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (14-6, 3.87 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 139 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (12-11, 4.24 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 162 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -132, Tigers +110; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers play in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series. The Tigers lead the series 1-0 and can advance to the ALDS with a victory.
Cleveland is 88-74 overall and 45-36 at home. The Guardians have the fourth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.71.
Detroit has gone 41-40 on the road and 87-75 overall. Tigers hitters have a collective .413 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the AL.
The teams meet Wednesday for the 15th time this season. The Guardians lead the season series 8-6.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Manzardo has 19 doubles, two triples and 27 home runs for the Guardians. Bo Naylor is 8 for 29 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Spencer Torkelson has 27 doubles, a triple and 31 home runs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 7 for 37 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .215 batting average, 2.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Tigers: 3-7, .224 batting average, 4.18 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: David Fry: 10-Day IL (nose), Nolan Jones: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nic Enright: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (foot), Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Colt Keith: 10-Day IL (rib cage), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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