Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland faces elimination after Tarik Skubal’s 14-strikeout game gives Detroit playoff momentum

The Cleveland Guardians lost Game 1 of their American League Wild Card series against the Detroit Tigers, 2-1. All three of the series' potential games are in Cleveland.

Cleveland had already secured the division title in the eighth inning when the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers but rallied to force extra innings. Rocchio's 3-run blast in the bottom of the 10th gave the Guardians an emphatic 9-8 victory.

Cleveland moved into sole possession of first place with a 5-1 victory over Detroit and became the first major league team to overcome a deficit of 15 1/2 games and take the lead in either division or league play, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Wednesday night.

When the Tigers get to Progressive Field on Tuesday, they will be trying to avoid suffering the worst collapse since baseball went to divisions in 1969.

Now trailing Detroit by just one game in the division, the Cleveland Guardians have a chance to complete the biggest comeback in the history of divisional play.

Major League Baseball is looking into possible involvement of Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz in gambling during games.

Bieber had spent his entire career in Cleveland, including winning the AL Cy Young Award in 2020.

Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday encouraging the Cleveland Guardians, as well as the Washington Commanders, to revert to their old names, prompting old conversation about Native American imagery in sports.