Detroit Tigers (1-0) vs. Cleveland Guardians (0-1)
Date: Wednesday, October 1
Time: 1:08 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN
Field: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Line: Detroit -175 / O/U 6.5
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Casey Mize (14-6, 3.87 ERA, 139 K) vs. Tanner Bibee (12-11, 4.24 ERA, 162 K)
Mize gets the ball in game two. In the regular season, he made 28 starts, going 14-6. He posted a 3.87 ERA, a 3.89 FIP, a 1.27 WHIP, and 139 strikeouts in 149 innings. This season, against Cleveland in three starts, he went 1-0. Mize had a 1.56 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts in 17.1 innings. Bibee goes for the Guardians; he went 12-11. He posted a 4.24 ERA, a 4.34 FIP, a 1.23 WHIP, and 162 strikeouts in 182.1 innings. He made three starts against the Tigers this season, going 3-0. Bibee had a 0.95 ERA, a 0.89 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in 19 innings.
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Postseason Team Leaders
Detroit Tigers:
AVG – Javier Baez – .667
HR – N/A
RBI – Spencer Torkelson – 1
W – Tarik Skubal – 1
ERA – Tarik Skubal – 1.17
K – Tarik Skubal – 14
Cleveland Guardians:
AVG – Angel Martinez – .333
HR – N/A
RBI – Gabriel Arias – 1
W – N/A
ERA – Gavin Williams – 0.00
K – Gavin Williams – 8
Postseason Team Stats
Detroit Tigers
AVG: .167
OPS: .442
R: 2
HR: 0
ERA: 1.00
K: 15
WHIP: 0.78
Cleveland Guardians
AVG: .133
OPS: .345
R: 1
HR: 0
ERA: 0.00
K: 13
WHIP: 0.78
