The Detroit Tigers will be without third baseman Colt Keith in the American League wild-card series against the Cleveland Guardians.

These are the keys to victory for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers have important decisions to make about the 26-man roster for the American League wild-card series against the Cleveland Guardians.

The Cleveland Guardians face Detroit Tigers in AL Wild Card Game 1 as Tarik Skubal prepares for a high-stakes opener at Progressive Field.

Teams that have lost Game 1 of the Wild Card round have NEVER advanced to the divisional series. Here's what the Cleveland Guardians need to do this week.

Still it is the postseason and the Tigers will have Tarik Skubal on the mound in Game 1 looking to prove that he’s learned something from some big game struggles against the Guardians over the last calendar year. One would assume that the Guardians will be going with the very tough Gavin Williams in Game 1 to match up with Skubal.

Cleveland (88-74) won the season series 8-5, including five of the six matchups with Detroit (87-75) over the last two weeks, as the Guardians rallied from a 15 1/2-game deficit in the division. That was enough to move them past Detroit, and the reason their playoff series will take place in Cleveland starting on Tuesday.

The AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, Sept. 30 will see the Detroit Tigers travel to take on the Cleveland Guardians. Action begins at 1:08 p.m. ET at Progressive Field, and can be watched on ESPN. Tickets for Game 1 of the Tigers vs. Guardians playoff series are still available on StubHub.

The Detroit Tigers are postseason-bound once again, picking up their second straight appearance despite some late-season turmoil that pushed them out of the Ame