Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians: ALDS Game 1 Updates
HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 02: Tyler Holton #87 of the Detroit Tigers delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the first inning during Game Two of the Wild Card Series at Minute Maid Park on October 02, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slit
(FOX 2) - The Detroit Tigers are taking on the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series with a trip to the conference title game on the line for the series winner.
The game is set to begin at 1:08 p.m. at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
Fans can watch the game on TBS and MAX.
Tigers settle down
The second and third innings included some action, but no scoring from either side.
Pitcher Reese Olson settled things down after his first pitch was blasted out of the park.
Cleveland rockets to early lead
The Guardians didn't wait to jump to a huge 5-0 lead thanks to an error from the Tigers and a three-run home run, all before the first out.
This after the top of the inning when the Tigers put two batters on base, one a single and another from a walk in the top of the first inning.
A fly out from Colt Keith ended Detroit's first at-bat.
Detroit Tigers starting lineup
Tyler Holton will kickoff pitching for the Tigers on Saturday. Over the season, he earned a 2.19 ERA and struck out 77 batters.
As for the lineup:
- P Meadows (L) CF
- K Carpenter (L) DH
- M Vierling (R) RF
- R Greene (L) LF
- C Keith (L) 2B
- S Torkelson (R) 1B
- Z McKinstry (L) 3B
- T Sweeney (L) SS
- J Rogers (R) C