Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians
ALWC - Game 1 • DET leads series 1-0
87-75, 41-40 Away
2
87-75, 41-40 Away
Final
88-74, 45-36 Home
1
88-74, 45-36 Home
Tigers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BGreene (1, Williams)
- RBIMcKinstry (1), Torkelson (1)
- 2Out RBITorkelson.
- SHMcKinstry; Pérez
- GIDPTorres
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-8 (Báez 0-1, Torres 0-1, McKinstry 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Dingler 0-2, Torkelson 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Báez-Torres-Torkelson)
- EBáez (1, throw)
Guardians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. KwanLF |
G. AriasSS |
J. Noel1B |
P. HalpinPR-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
a-grounded to first for Martínez in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for Rodríguez in the 9th
c-flied out to shortstop for Arias in the 9th
- Batting
- RBIArias (1)
- 2Out RBIArias, G.
- GIDPArias
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-7 (Arias 1-1, Valera 0-1, Naylor 0-1, Rocchio 0-1, Rodríguez 0-1, Manzardo 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Arias-Rocchio-Noel)
- ERodríguez (1, fielding); Noel (1, catch)
Tigers Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVest 5/5; Skubal 18/28
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVest-2-3-3-4; Skubal-16-26-20-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVest 2-1; Skubal 6-2
- Game ScoresT Skubal 80
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Williams(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 88-64 | 0.00 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19-12 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 131-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPTorkelson (by Smith)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGaddis 4/5; Williams 15/24; Smith 2/5; Sabrowski 0/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGaddis-2-3-5-2; Williams-16-19-14-15; Smith-3-2-5-2; Sabrowski-0-3-1-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGaddis 2-0; Williams 4-6; Smith 1-1
- Game ScoresG Williams 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | DET | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Torkelson singled to left, Carpenter scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | Arias reached on infield single to pitcher, Martínez scored, Ramírez to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 7th | McKinstry hit sacrifice bunt to first, Greene scored, Pérez to second. | 2 | 1 | |
DET leads 1-0
Game Information
Progressive Field
1:00 PM, September 30, 2025Coverage: ESPN
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 26,186
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- First Base Umpire - Adam Beck
- Second Base Umpire - David Rackley
- Third Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
- Left Field Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
- Right Field Umpire - Carlos Torres
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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