Detroit Tigers (87-75) vs. Cleveland Guardians (88-74)
Date: Tuesday, September 30
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
Tarik Skubal (13-6, 2.21 ERA, 241 K) vs. Gavin Williams (12-5, 3.06 ERA, 173 K)
Skubal toes the rubber in game one for the Tigers. In the regular season, he made 31 starts, going 13-6. He posted a 2.21 ERA, a 2.45 FIP, a 0.89 WHIP, and 241 strikeouts in 195.1 innings. This season, against Cleveland in four starts, he went 1-1. Skubal had a 0.64 ERA, a 0.75 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts in 28 innings. Williams goes for the Guardians; he went 12-5. He posted a 3.06 ERA, a 4.39 FIP, a 1.27 WHIP, and 173 strikeouts in 167.2 innings. He made three starts against the Tigers this season, going 2-0. Williams had a 1.06 ERA, a 0.88 WHIP, and 29 strikeouts in 17 innings.
Starting Lineups
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Guardians
2025 Head-to-Head
Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians
5/22: Cleveland won 7-0
5/23: Cleveland won 3-1
5/24: Cleveland won 7-5
5/25: Detroit won 5-0
7/4: Detroit won 2-1
7/5: Detroit won 1-0
7/6: Detroit won 7-2
9/16: Cleveland won 7-5
9/17: Cleveland won 4-0
9/18: Cleveland won 3-1
9/23: Cleveland won 5-2
9/24: Cleveland won 5-1
9/25: Detroit won 4-2
Cleveland won the season series 8-5. Cleveland outscored Detroit 46-34
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Team Leaders
Detroit Tigers:
AVG – Zach McKinstry – .259
HR – Riley Greene – 36
RBI – Riley Greene – 111
W – Casey Mize – 14
ERA – Tarik Skubal – 2.21
K – Tarik Skubal – 241
Cleveland Guardians:
AVG – Jose Ramirez – .283
HR – Jose Ramirez – 30
RBI – Jose Ramirez – 85
W – Tanner Bibee – 12
ERA – Gavin Williams – 3.06
K – Gavin Williams – 173
Team Stats
AL Rank
Detroit Tigers
AVG: .247 (8)
OPS: .729 (6)
R: 758 (5)
HR: 198 (5)
ERA: 3.95 (9)
K: 1375 (7)
WHIP: 1.15 (7)
Cleveland Guardians
AVG: .226 (14)
OPS: .669 (15)
R: 643 (15)
HR: 168 (13)
ERA: 3.70 (2)
K: 1381 (6)
WHIP: 1.26 (8)
