The Detroit Tigers swept the Houston Astros to advance to the ALDS and set up a division rivalry in the Division Series.
Detroit Tigers (86-76) vs. Cleveland Guardians (88-73)
Game 1:
Date: Saturday, October 5
Time: 1:08 pm EST
Broadcast: TBS
Field: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Line: Cleveland -1 / O/U 7.5
Probable Starting Pitchers
Tyler Holton (7-2, 2.19 ERA) vs. Tanner Bibee (11-9, 3.49 ERA)
Holton gets the ALDS started for the Tigers, he went 7-2 this season with a 2.19 ERA, a 3.17 FIP, a 0.78 WHIP, a 1.6 BB/9, and a 7.3 K/9 in 94.1 innings. He faced the Astros in both games of the wild card series combining to go 1.1 shutout innings, he didn’t allow a base runner and struck out one. Against the Guardians this season six times, three of them were starts, he went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a 0.96 WHIP, and nine strikeouts in 9.1 innings; in those three starts he posted a 0.00 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and five strikeouts in 6.1 innings. Bibee finished the regular season going 12-8 with a 3.47 ERA, a 3.56 FIP, a 1.12 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and a 9.7 K/9 in 173.2 innings. He made four starts against the Tigers this season going 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 19 strikeouts in 22 innings.
2024 Head to Head
Tigers vs. Guardians
5/6: Cleveland won 2-1
5/7: Detroit won 11-7
5/8: Cleveland won 5-4
7/8: Detroit won 1-0
7/9: Cleveland won 9-8
7/10: Detroit won 5-4
7/11: Detroit won 10-1
7/22: Detroit won 8-2
7/23: Cleveland won 5-4
7/24: Cleveland won 2-1
7/25: Detroit won 3-0
7/29: Cleveland won 8-4
7/30: Cleveland won 5-0
Cleveland won the season series 7-6. Detroit outscored Cleveland 60-50.
Tigers vs. Guardians Leaders
Tigers: (Postseason)
AVG – Jake Rogers – .375
HR – Parker Meadows – 1
RBI – Andy Ibanez – 3
IP – Tarik Skubal – 6.0
ERA – Will Vest – 0.00
K – Tarik Skubal – 6
Guardians: (Regular Season)
AVG –Steven Kwan – .292
HR – Jose Ramirez – 39
RBI – Jose Ramirez – 118
IP –Tanner Bibee – 173.2
ERA – Tanner Bibee – 3.47
K – Tanner Bibee – 187
Tigers vs. Guardians Numbers
Tigers
AVG: .234 (24)
OPS: .685 (24)
R: 682 (19)
HR: 162 (24)
ERA: 3.61 (3)
K: 1354 (19)
WHIP: 1.16 (2)
Guardians
AVG: .238 (22)
OPS: .703 (17)
R: 708 (14)
HR: 185 (12)
ERA: 3.61 (3)
K: 1410 (10)
WHIP: 1.20 (5)
