<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-tigers-most-blame-alds-loss-guardians');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Tigers most to blame for ALDS loss vs. Guardians');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/X-Tigers-most-to-blame-for-ALDS-loss-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Tigers most to blame for ALDS loss vs. Guardians</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T18:37:49-07:00">October 13th, 6:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T18:37:49-07:00">October 13th, 6:37pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-guardians-acknowledge-tigers-season-6-word-message">lost Game 5 of the ALDS</a> to the Cleveland Guardians, ending their magical season. While this was an unexpected run into the playoffs, it was still a disappointing ending for Detroit. The players who are most to blame were all great regular-season players who did not rise to the postseason occasion. Why are Tarik Skubal, Matt Vierling, and Trey Sweeney on that list?</p><p>The Tigers certainly seemed like a team of destiny, similar to the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks. They were ten games behind the Minnesota Twins at 56-63 entering August 11’s action. They went 30-13 to close out the regular season, caught the Twins, and earned a playoff berth. Then, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-perfect-response-beating-astros-playoffs">they went to Houston and beat the Astros</a> to end their consecutive ALCS appearance streak at seven. Their ALDS matchup with the Guardians got off to a great start.</p><p>While the Guardians won Game 1, the Tigers struck back in a big way.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-emmanuel-clase-sounds-off-on-what-went-wrong-vs-kerry-carpenter"> Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Emmanuel Clase</a> to even the series at one and bring it back to Detroit. The teams split the games in Michigan, which caused a winner-take-all Game 5 in Cleveland. That’s where our first player to blame comes in.</p><h2><b>Tarik Skubal could not keep the magic going</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tarik-Skubal-with-Detroit-Tigers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Tigers only made it to Game 5 of the ALDS because of Tarik Skubal. The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-honest-upcoming-playoff-debut-stellar-season"> presumptive Cy Young winner</a> started 31 games and posted a 2.39 ERA during the season. His ERA+ was a ridiculous 171, he cruised past 200 strikeouts and led the team with 191 innings. His greatness continued in the postseason, beginning in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series. He shut down the Astros, with six shutout innings, and the Guardians, with seven shutout frames, to set up Game 5.</p><p>There was no doubt who had the pitching advantage heading into Game 5. Even though Matthew Boyd is a solid starter and had a great outing, Skubal was the marquee name. It started as advertised, with Skubal throwing four shutout innings the open the game. At this point, the lefty has thrown 17 career postseason innings and not allowed a run. Lane Thomas changed that.</p><p>The trade deadline acquisition hit a grand slam that gave the Guardians a 5-1 lead. Skubal hit Jose Ramirez with a pitch to tie the game earlier in the inning. The homer sent Progressive Field into a frenzy and flipped the odds in Cleveland’s favor. Although Skubal was tremendous all season, he gets some blame for not closing out Game 5.</p><h2><b>Matt Vierling struggled as the only veteran option</b></h2><p>The Tigers had just one hitter on the postseason roster with playoff experience, 28-year-old Matt Vierling. The former Phillies utility man <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vierlma01.shtml" rel="noopener">played at</a> third base, first base, center, and right field in this series but did not hit. He went 2-20 with one RBI and ten strikeouts in the five games. While others did not perform well either, the blame falls on Vierling as the veteran.</p><p>The Tigers spent a lot of money on Javier Baez, who was injured for most of the hot stretch and the entire playoffs. He was brought in to be the veteran leader and was unable to do that. Vierling was thrust into that role, which is not his fault, but it did bite the Cats in the postseason.</p><p>When next season rolls around, the Tigers should have better veteran options on their roster than just Vierling. He is a solid option at third base and in the outfield, but not as the leader of the team. Now, everyone on their roster has postseason experience so maybe it won’t be as important. That includes 24-year-old Riley Greene, who is on pace to become a star.</p><h2><b>Trey Sweeney faltered in the biggest at-bats for the Tigers</b></h2><p>Clutch hitting is a phrase that always gets thrown around this time of year. While it is difficult to quantify, hitting with runners in scoring position in the postseason is the most important thing a baseball player can do. Trey Sweeney had a massive opportunity to do that in Game 4 and could not come through. While it is hard to pin the series on one at-bat, it can be done in a low-scoring set.</p><p>Emmanuel Clase came out of the bullpen in the eighth inning and put some runners on. After Carpenter’s big home run, Clase felt beatable for the first time all season. Sweeney came up with two out and runners on second and third. The Tigers were down 4-3 and a single would have flipped the game on its head. Instead, Sweeney struck out and the Guardians went on to win.</p><p>Sweeney’s final line for the ALDS was 2-15 with two walks and nine strikeouts, including the one in Game 4. While this was his first postseason experience, the Tigers needed more from their shortstop. He will enter next season with a lot to prove after a poor postseason performance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Tigers most to blame for ALDS loss vs. Guardians

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/3-offseason-moves-tigers-make-alds-loss-guardians');   ga('set', 'title', '3 offseason moves Tigers must make after ALDS loss to Guardians');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/X-offseason-moves-Tigers-must-make-after-ALDS-loss-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>3 offseason moves Tigers must make after ALDS loss to Guardians</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T14:00:38-07:00">October 13th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T14:00:38-07:00">October 13th, 2:00pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers carried a magical September into October but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-regret-game-5-loss-guardians">fell short in Game 5 of the ALDS</a> to the Guardians. This was an unexpected run but the team must capitalize on their new championship window. What offseason moves should the Tigers make to contend for the American League Central next year?</p><p>Tarik Skubal was the star of the season for the Tigers. The lefty is the presumptive Cy Young winner in the AL and was spectacular in his first two playoff starts. His third one got off to a great start, but a Lane Thomas grand slam changed things in Game 5. The team will be built around Skubal next season and for many years in the future.</p><p>They could use some reinforcements in their rotation and lineup. The Tigers could have beaten the Guardians in the series but were not as deep as their division rivals. Adding depth pieces to the roster will be key to ensuring they get back to the playoffs next season.</p><h2><b>Support Tarik Skubal with a big pitching addition</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tarik-Skubal-with-Detroit-Tigers.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Tigers would not have gotten to the ALDS without Skubal. His regular season prowess and postseason starts made Detroit a legit contender in the American League this season. They had a great 1-2 punch while Jack Flaherty was on the team, but he was dealt at the trade deadline. Detroit must add a top-shelf second starter to create a great rotation.</p><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-corbin-burnes-trade-grade-blockbuster-deal-brewers"> Orioles traded for Corbin Burnes</a> just before the season began last year and benefitted from it tremendously. The Tigers could follow suit and trade for a pitcher heading toward free agency. There is one in their own division, Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox. Crochet was going to be traded before lofty demands kept him in Chicago. He is under team control through 2026.</p><p>They also could try and sign Flaherty to a long-term contract after his half-season with the Dodgers. He signed a one-year deal with the Tigers and has performed well on the deal. If the Southern California kid does not stay with his hometown team, the Tigers should circle back there.</p><h2><b>Tigers add premier outfielder to their lineup</b></h2><p>In the final games of the season, the Tigers were playing outfielder Matt Vierling in the infield and shortstop Wenceel Perez in the outfield. The positional shifting shows just how young and flexible this team was in 2024. That is not something you want to lose, especially in October, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/2024-25-mlb-free-agents-by-position" rel="noopener">but a</a> top-shelf corner outfielder would be huge for Detroit.</p><p>Alex Verdugo is one solid option who would also provide veteran leadership to the young squad. After one season with the Yankees, the former Dodger and Red Sock will likely need a new team. The Tigers would be able to lock Verdugo into left field and use him in center when Riley Greene needs a day off.</p><p>Teoscar Hernandez and Anthony Santander would both bring incredible pop to the Tigers’ lineup. Both players are unrestricted free agents and currently play on teams looking to save money anywhere. They could be on the move but could also be too expensive for the Tigers. While they would be great offensively, they don’t bring much in terms of corner outfield defense.</p><h2>Figure out the Javier Baez situation</h2><p>The Tigers’ most expensive contract is to shortstop Javier Baez, who is due $98 million through 2027. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-detroit-dealt-javier-baez-injury-blow">did not play a game after August 22</a>, which means he missed most of the incredible run. He has been brutal as a member of the Tigers, with a 71 OPS+ in 360 games in Detroit. If they are going to move on from Baez, they must do it now.</p><p>Bringing him back shows a commitment to his development as a 31-year-old, highly-paid player. Fans and analysts alike know that Baez is not who he used to be and strikes out more than anyone in baseball. The Tigers likely see that as well, but may have no choice but to bring him back next season.</p><p>The Tigers could designate Baez for assignment and eat the money he is owed. That does not get them any salary relief and might not get him out of the organization. He is almost impossible to trade right now unless the Tigers retain a lot of the salary. That creates the same problem. Detroit has to figure out how to reward the current roster and not be anchored by Baez next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 offseason moves Tigers must make after ALDS loss to Guardians

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-regret-game-5-loss-guardians');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers’ Tarik Skubal reveals regret after Game 5 loss to Guardians');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tarik-Skubal-reveals-regret-after-Game-5-loss-to-Guardians.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers’ Tarik Skubal reveals regret after Game 5 loss to Guardians</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T20:46:17-07:00">October 12th, 8:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T20:46:17-07:00">October 12th, 8:46pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers pushed the AL Central-winning Cleveland Guardians to the brink in the ALDS. With the series tied at 2-2, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-stephen-vogts-fiery-message-after-defeating-tigers">the Guardians took the decisive Game 5</a> and ended the upstart Tigers’ incredible season. Determined to go out swinging, Detroit sent ace Tarik Skubal to the mound for the do-or-die series finale. The fifth-year starter kept Cleveland off the scoreboard through four innings. Then he ran into trouble.</p><p>The Guardians loaded the bases, bringing up veteran third baseman Jose Ramirez. Skubal plunked Cleveland’s slugger, which brought in a run – the first run the pitcher allowed in 17 postseason innings. However, the damage was still yet to come. Center fielder Lane Thomas was up next and he drove Skubal’s first offering to left-center for a grand slam. Just like that, the Guardians were up 5-1 with the Tigers’ ace on the ropes.</p><p>“It was one pitch… I would <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401701061" rel="noopener">love to have it back</a>. But what a swing. In the moment, you think about executing the pitch and I didn’t do it. This will sting a little bit and it should,” Skubal said per ESPN’s Game Recap.</p><h2><b>Tarik Skubal and the Tigers fell just short against the Guardians in the ALDS</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tarik-Skubal_8ae9d9.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Tigers have proven to be a resilient bunch. The team appeared to be sellers at the trade deadline, moving their second-best starter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-los-angeles-jack-flaherty-tigers-trade">Jack Flaherty, to the Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. But then Detroit got hot in the second half of the season. The Tigers were 39-26 since returning from the All-Star break, the third-best record in baseball during that stretch. They reached the postseason for the first time in 10 years. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-upset-astros-alds-guardians">upset manager AJ Hinch’s old squad, the Houston Astros</a>, in the Wild Card round. They even took a 2-1 lead in the ALDS against the Guardians.</p><p>In Skubal’s first start in Game 2, DH <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-kerry-carpenter-stuns-fans-clutch-homer-vs-emmanuel-clase">Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer</a> off Reliever of the Year frontrunner Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning to even the series 1-1. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-dominance-guardians-justin-verlander-territory">Skubal was dominant in Game 2</a>, going seven innings and scattering three hits without allowing a run. He struck out eight Cleveland batters in that game and didn’t issue a walk.</p><p>This time around, the Tigers had no answer for the Guardians. Skubal had an uncharacteristic rough performance going six innings and allowing five runs on six hits with six strikeouts and a walk. Detroit’s bats didn’t come alive and Cleveland won the game and the series.</p><p>Despite the disappointing Game 5, Skubal was still excellent in the postseason. He had a 2.37 ERA, 0.769 WHIP and 20 strikeouts in 19 innings pitched over three starts. No matter how you look at it, the season was a massive success for the Tigers, who wisely hung onto their young left-hander at the trade deadline. Skubal won the pitching Triple Crown in 2024, leading the majors with 18 wins and 228 strikeouts along with an AL-leading 2.39 ERA in 31 starts. He’s a near lock to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-cy-young-power-rankings-chris-sale-leads-tight-nl-race">win his first Cy Young Award</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Guardians are moving on. Cleveland will play the New York Yankees in the Championship Series, which starts on Monday evening in the Bronx.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers’ Tarik Skubal reveals regret after Game 5 loss to Guardians

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-guardians-acknowledge-tigers-season-6-word-message');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians acknowledge Tigers’ incredible season with 6-word message');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-news-Cleveland-acknowledges-Tigers-incredible-season-with-6-word-message.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians acknowledge Tigers’ incredible season with 6-word message</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T20:25:07-07:00">October 12th, 8:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T20:26:37-07:00">October 12th, 8:26pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following a thrilling conclusion to their AL Division Series, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-stephen-vogts-fiery-message-after-defeating-tigers">Cleveland Guardians congratulated the Detroit Tigers</a> for their formidable postseason run.</p><p>“Congratulations on an unbelievable run, Tigers,” the Guardians stated via their official X account, acknowledging the fierce competition and memorable moments shared between the two AL Central rivals.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations on an unbelievable run, <a href="https://twitter.com/tigers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tigers</a>. ❤️💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForTheLand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForTheLand</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GuardsBall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GuardsBall</a> <a href="https://t.co/Bo6xp91C5t">pic.twitter.com/Bo6xp91C5t</a></p><p>— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) <a href="https://twitter.com/CleGuardians/status/1845199008203157800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Despite an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-parker-meadows-makes-postseason-history-not-seen-90-years">impressive season that saw them reach the postseason</a>, the Tigers were unable to advance past the Guardians in a series filled with dramatic turns. Centerfielder Lane Thomas of the Guardians became a standout performer, especially during Game 5, where he faced Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal. Skubal, a potential AL Cy Young Award winner, had dominated throughout the series but faced a <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41757418/thomas-slam-skubal-helps-guardians-tigers-alcs" rel="noopener">critical moment</a> in the fifth inning that shifted the series’ momentum.</p><h2><b>Guardians advance to ALCS</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AJ-Hinch-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“You dream of at-bats like that as a little kid, and to do it on this stage, in this game, and to come through for the guys in the clubhouse, it feels awesome,” via Thomas in an article from Jesse Rogers of ESPN, reflecting on his crucial at-bat.</p><p>His grand slam not only propelled the Guardians to a 5-1 lead but also marked him as one of the few players in MLB history to hit a go-ahead grand slam in a winner-take-all postseason game. This pivotal moment came after a tense build-up where the Guardians had struggled to gain offensive traction against Skubal, who had been near-flawless up to that point.</p><p>The series itself was a showcase of high stakes and high emotions, with the Guardians ultimately prevailing 7-3 in Game 5, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-reveal-when-gerrit-cole-will-start-in-alcs">moving them forward to face the New York Yankees</a> in the AL Championship Series. The victory was a collective effort, characterized by strategic plays and key performances, including from players like Thomas who rose to the occasion when it mattered most.</p><p>“There were a couple of times that we had to kind of go off the script, but at the same time, it was watch the game, see what the game is telling us to do.” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt commented in the ESPN article, noting the series’ intensity and the strategic decisions made. As the Guardians advance, the Tigers reflect on a season of significant achievements and missed opportunities.</p><p>“This was an incredible series. It’s great for baseball. It’s great for the AL Central.” said Tigers manager AJ Hinch, who praised the series for its intensity and contribution to the sport.</p><p>The sportsmanship displayed by the Guardians in their public acknowledgment of the Tigers’ efforts exemplifies the respect and camaraderie that sports can foster, even amid fierce competition. As both teams look ahead, the Tigers will aim to build on this year’s experiences, while the Guardians set their sights on their next challenge in the quest for a World Series title.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians acknowledge Tigers’ incredible season with 6-word message

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-emmanuel-clase-wild-thing-entrance-goes-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase’s Wild Thing entrance goes viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-news-Emmanuel-Clases-Wild-Thing-entrance-goes-viral.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase’s Wild Thing entrance goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T15:19:53-07:00">October 12th, 3:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T15:43:28-07:00">October 12th, 3:43pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On the rare occasion when reality and cinema blend together, electricity tends to ensue. When the Cleveland Guardians called upon Emmanuel Clase to record the final six outs in Game 5 of the American League Division Series, he brought everyone back to 1989.</p><p>The All-Star closer <a href="https://x.com/MLBONFOX/status/1845204304858169733" rel="noopener">came through the bullpen doors</a> and jogged towards the mound as the rock song “Wild Thing” blared over the speaker, via Fox Sports: MLB.</p><p>After paying homage to Charlie Sheen’s iconic Ricky Vaughn– the beloved rebel flamethrower from the classic sports film, “Major League”– Clase proceeded to mow through every batter he faced to secure the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-stephen-vogts-fiery-message-after-defeating-tigers">series-clinching 7-3 win</a> over the Detroit Tigers.</p><p>Cleveland punctuated the hard-fought ALDS victory with a euphoric trip down memory lane, except this triumph was completely real. The Guardians finally solved the seemingly indecipherable Tarik Skubal code in the fifth inning as midseason acquisition <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-lane-thomas-grand-slam-tarik-skubal-mlb-world-buzzing">Lane Thomas blasted a grand slam</a> in the fifth inning to build a 5-1 lead.</p><p>Steven Kwan enjoyed another three-hit outing, Cleveland sweated out a couple of big Detroit at-bats, and Clase tossed two masterful innings to finish off the scrappy club.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Emmanuel Clase x Wild Thing entrance 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/1u9ng0PRoH">pic.twitter.com/1u9ng0PRoH</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1845204304858169733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Can the Guardians bring “Major League” to life in ALCS?</b></h2><p>Surviving the Tigers is obviously cause for elation on its own, but the Guardians made the moment even more special by supplying fans with a dash of movie magic.</p><p>Clase’s “Wild Thing” entrance calls back to the scene when the erratic yet superbly talented Ricky Vaughn is asked to put away the most fierce hitter in the league, New York Yankees slugger Clu Haywood (portrayed by actual AL Cy Young winner Pete Vuckovich).</p><p>Similar to Vaughn’s struggles against the Yankees, Clase came into Game 5 with a recently poor track record versus the Tigers. He allowed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-kerry-carpenter-mlb-feat-not-seen-since-1988-world-series">back-breaking home run</a> to Kerry Carpenter in Game 2 and also surrendered a run in the ninth inning of Cleveland’s Game 4 victory. Again, just like Vaughn, the Dominican Republic native brought down the hammer late in a must-win matchup.</p><p>Admittedly, the Guardians took the pressure off Emmanuel Clase by adding another insurance run in the eighth, but there are no guarantees when it comes to ousting the relentless underdog that is the 2024 Detroit Tigers. Clase ensured that Cleveland would get a feel-good ending, at least on this day.</p><p>There are more parallels between “Major League” and the Guardians’ current postseason run, as they now prepare for a big encounter with New York. The club will need Clase to maintain the same aura he did late in Game 5 if it is going to seize its first pennant since 2016.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase’s Wild Thing entrance goes viral

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detriot Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows didn’t waste time making franchise playoff history Saturday afternoon. At the top of the second inning of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-vs-guardians-alds-game-5-prediction-odds-pick-2024">Tigers’ Game 5 do-or-die against the Cleveland Guardians</a> ALDS finale, Meadows hit a double to extend his hitting streak early in the series clincher. The double stretches his streak to seven games, a <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1845160362104193165" rel="noopener">franchise postseason record</a> in his playoff debut, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.</p><p>“The only Detroit Tigers player to open his postseason career with a 7-game hitting streak that Parker Meadows just accomplished today? Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer in 1934,” Nightengale reported.</p><p>Then, Meadow stole third base, his first stolen base in the postseason. His bat remains consistent throughout the MLB Playoffs with six hits, one home run, and one RBI while batting .244 in 25 at-bats.</p><p>Game 5’s winner will face the New York Yankees in the ALCS.</p><h2><b>Parker Meadows makes Tigers franchise postseason history</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tigers-outfielder-Parker-Meadows.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In his first MLB Playoffs appearance, Detriot Tigers outfielder Parker Meadow’s seven-game hitting streak surpassed Tigers’ Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer. The second-year outfielder’s hot streak continued against the Cleveland Guardians in a decisive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-why-guardians-tigers-game-5-has-new-start-time">Game 5 of the ALDS</a>, breaking Gehringer’s 1934 six-game hit streak.</p><p>Gehringer played all 18 seasons of his career for the Tigers, and his No. 2 jersey is retired. He was named to six All-Star teams (1933-1938), led the Tigers to a World Series title in 1935, and was named AL MVP in 1937.</p><p>Much like Gehringer captured his first championship in his second season, Meadows hopes to do the same in 2024. However, he and the Tigers must beat the Guardians again before entering a seven-game ALCS series against the Yankees, who won the Kansas City Royals 3-1 in Game 4, wrapping up their best-of-5, 3-1, on Thursday.</p><p>The winner between the Tigers and Guardians will head to New York for Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Parker Meadows makes Tigers postseason history not seen in 90 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-jose-ramirez-approaching-barry-bonds-alds');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Guardians’ Jose Ramirez is approaching Barry Bonds territory in ALDS');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-news-How-Jose-Ramirez-is-approaching-Barry-Bonds-territory-in-ALDS.jpg"></figure><h1>How Guardians’ Jose Ramirez is approaching Barry Bonds territory in ALDS</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T12:30:57-07:00">October 12th, 12:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T12:41:06-07:00">October 12th, 12:41pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Emotions are running high as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-why-guardians-tigers-game-5-has-new-start-time">Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers</a> compete in the deciding game of the ALDS. While the winner advances to play the New York Yankees, third-baseman Jose Ramirez <a href="https://x.com/castrovince/status/1845162994507928055" rel="noopener">took another step toward history</a> during Saturday’s game, per Anthony Castrovince on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>After making the Tigers sweat on his first at-bat, the skittish Detroit manager AJ Hinch intentionally walked Ramirez in the third inning. Of course, the 32-year-old didn’t take kindly to the decision, and even “wagged his finger” at Hinch before being walked. It was the third time that he’s been IBB’d in this series, which is the most of any slugger since Barry Bonds (six) in 2003.</p><p>Ramirez was later plunked by Tarik Skubal in the fifth, where things took a drastic turn. Ramirez was put on base that brought in a run, and left the bases loaded for Lane Thomas to bring all of the runners in with a 396-foot grand slam. Ramirez later singled in the seventh inning.</p><p>With the Guardians in command, the eyes turn back to Ramirez, and how his slugging prowess has gotten the Bonds treatment from opposing playoff pitchers.</p><h2><b>How has Jose Ramirez fared in the MLB postseason?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jose-Ramirez_8a5d71.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ramirez has certainly been a presence in the ALDS. He’s logged three base hits, one being a homerun, with two RBIs. Despite three strikeouts against the Tigers’ sturdy pitcher rotation, he’s played his role well and has helped open up opportunities for his fellow teammates in the batting order.</p><p>Ramirez should have a great chance to redeem himself <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-cleveland-reliever-jaw-dropping-alds-history">if the Guardians can hold on</a> to secure the win and advance to play the Yankees on Monday. First pitch is set for 7:38 at Yankee Stadium, and the Guardians would face another brutal pitching rotation in the Big Apple.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Guardians’ Jose Ramirez is approaching Barry Bonds territory in ALDS

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-steven-kwan-immense-impact-in-depth-look');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steven Kwan’s immense impact gets in-depth look');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-news-Steven-Kwans-immense-impact-gets-in-depth-look.jpg"></figure><h1>Steven Kwan’s immense impact gets in-depth look</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T12:20:44-07:00">October 12th, 12:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T12:27:26-07:00">October 12th, 12:27pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Cleveland Guardians facing elimination in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers the team came through with a huge 5-4 win to force a decisive Game 5 on Saturday. Left fielder Steven <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-steven-kwan-joins-legend-franchise-postseason-history">Kwan made franchise history</a> when he started the playoffs with a leadoff hit. On Thursday he again delivered at the plate and on the base paths to help lead the Guardians to victory. It’s the latest example of Kwan’s massive impact on the team’s success.</p><p>In Cleveland’s do-or-die Game 4, Kwan went 3-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored. Through four games of the ALDS Kwan is slashing a ridiculous .500/.556/.563 from the leadoff spot. His contributions go beyond eye-popping numbers. When Kwan is successful at the plate, the Guardians <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1845125776028598679" rel="noopener">tend to win</a>.</p><p>This trend goes beyond the small sample size of the playoffs. Looking at the 2024 season, it’s easy to see that if Kwan is cooking, Cleveland wins. The third-year pro has a .988 OPS in 69 Guardian wins this season. However, in 57 losses, his OPS is just .565, according to MLB Network on X. The numbers are consistent across the board. Kwan is batting .353 with 29 extra-base hits, 36 RBI and 70 runs scored in Cleveland victories, while those numbers drop to a .229 average, 5 extra-base hits, 8 RBI and 17 runs scored in the team’s losses.</p><h2><b>Steven Kwan is the Guardians’ secret weapon</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Steven-Kwan-2.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The MLB Tonight crew <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1845125776028598679" rel="noopener">predicted</a> that if Kwan is able to get two base hits against Tigers’ ace Tarik Skubal in the winner-take-all Game 5 on Saturday, the Guardians would win the series. While it’s still too early to call, the All-Star outfielder is already 2-3 with a run scored (raising his slash line to .526/.571/.579) and Cleveland leads 5-3 in the top of the seventh inning.</p><p>It’s easy to get overlooked in a lineup that has the consistently excellent Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor, who both deservedly get a lot of credit for the Guardians’ success. But Kwan is unquestionably an integral part of this team, setting the table from the leadoff spot for Cleveland’s power bats.</p><p>The Guardians won the AL Central, earning a bye during the Wild Card round. That time off benefitted Kwan, who had missed 11 games with a back injury in September. He was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-guardians-steven-kwan-makes-injury-return-ahead-postseason">able to return from the IL</a> for the last two games of the regular season and, following Cleveland’s bye, he hit the ground running in the ALDS.</p><p>So far in his young career, Kwan has delivered in the postseason. In 11 games, he’s batting .370 with a .898 OPS and eight runs scored. If the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-steven-kwan-cleveland-mlb-playoffs-alds">Guardians can take care of business</a> and defeat the Tigers, Kwan and Cleveland will move on to face the New York Yankees in the Championship Series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steven Kwan’s immense impact gets in-depth look

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-david-fry-pulls-off-unreal-feat-vs-tigers-not-seen-since-1954">Cleveland Guardians saved their season on Thursday</a> with a clutch 5-4 victory on the road against the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. With the win, the Guardians earned themselves another chance to stay alive. The two teams will settle things for good on Saturday in Cleveland with a win-or-go-home Game 5.</p><p>Before the game, current Los Angeles Lakers star and Akron, OH native LeBron James <a href="https://x.com/KingJames/status/1844940068152279047" rel="noopener">took to social media</a> to wish his hometown Guardians luck before the biggest game of their season.</p><p>“@CleGuardians Best of luck tomorrow!!! O-H 🫡,” James wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The Guardians’ official account <a href="https://x.com/CleGuardians/status/1844940894413205894" rel="noopener">wasted no time</a> finishing off the common Ohio catchphrase.</p><p>“Thank you, LeBron. I-O! 🫡,” they posted.</p><p>James just finished up attending another Game 5, this one in the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-reaction-nlds-win">Dodgers pulled that one off</a> with an elite pitching performance in a 2-0 win, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-lakers-lebron-james-message-la-nlcs-spot">James offered his congratulations</a> to the team in his current town.</p><p>The Lakers are off tomorrow, so there’s not doubt that James will be keeping a close eye on the Guardians game during the day.</p><h2><b>Guardians looking to solve Tarik Skubal in Game 5</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jose-Ramirez.jpg"><figcaption>© Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Guardians finished with the second best record in the American League during the regular season, yet they find themselves as a slight underdog in Game 5 of the ALDS at home.</p><p>All of that, of course, comes down to facing one of the hottest teams in the league in the Tigers, with arguably the hottest pitcher in baseball scheduled to be on the bump on Saturday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-dominance-guardians-justin-verlander-territory">Tarik Skubal has been practically untouchable</a> down the stretch of this season, but the Guardians will have to figure him out if they want to move on to the ALCS.</p><p>Skubal’s numbers are ridiculous of late. The Tigers’ ace has not given up a run in his last three starts, including a seven-inning, three-hit gem in Game 2 in Cleveland. He has not given up more than two runs in a start since August 24, a streak that spans over his last seven starts.</p><p>Skubal’s stuff has been phenomenal of late, and the Guardians’ stars will have to show up in order to get them out in front. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is the best of that bunch, but he hasn’t had his best stuff in this series. Ramirez is just 2-for-14 in four games, but he got some momentum going in Game 4 with a solo home run. If he can come up with a similar moment on Saturday, the Guardians can find themselves in a good spot with a lead.</p><p>If they do take a lead into the late innings, the Guardians have the best closer in baseball in Emmanuel Clase. Clase got the loss in Game 2 after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-kerry-carpenter-secret-hitting-hardest-ball-emmanuel-clase">giving up a monster home run to Kerry Carpenter</a>, but he still finished the regular season with 47 saves and just five earned runs allowed in 74.1 innings. Cleveland will feel good any time he’s on the mound.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James’ strong message to Guardians before ALDS Game 5

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tigers-news-tigers-tarik-skubal-responds-mom-after-being-called-out-nsfw-language');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers’ Tarik Skubal responds to his mom after being called out for NSFW language');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tigers-news-Tarik-Skubal-responds-to-his-mom-after-being-called-out-for-NSFW-language.jpg"><figcaption>10/11/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Tigers’ Tarik Skubal responds to his mom after being called out for NSFW language</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T18:20:25-07:00">October 11th, 6:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T18:20:25-07:00">October 11th, 6:20pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-dominance-guardians-justin-verlander-territory">Tarik Skubal is scheduled</a> to start Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians Saturday. While the Detroit Tigers star pitcher has clearly shown the ability to focus on shutting down opponents throughout the season, doing it in a win or go home game is something that the ace left-handed pitcher has not faced to this point.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="in">Tarik Daniel!!</p><p>— Laura Skubal (@lskubal) <a href="https://twitter.com/lskubal/status/1843424595954786525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While he has spent the off-day preparing for the task at hand and answering questions from the media, he has had something of a distraction to contend with. Skubal’s mother, Laura Skubal, sent a message to her son that he should tone down his language. She does not like to see her son curse when he is in a game. He apparently did just that in Game 2 when Skubal and the Tigers shut down the Guardians in a 7-0 shutout triumph.</p><p>She couldn’t hear her son, but Laura Skubal was obviously able to read lips. Her message was delivered through X when she said his name the way mothers do when they are disapprove of their child’s behavior. “Tarik Daniel,” <a href="https://x.com/lskubal/status/1843424595954786525">she posted</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-tarik-skubal-injury-game-1">Skubal is not necessarily</a> going to follow his mother’s language directions. Instead, he was able to come up with a counter to her directive when he met with reporters.</p><h2><b>Skubal has words of his own for his mother</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tarik-Skubal-and-his-mom-disagree-about-his-choice-of-words.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Basically, Skubal said he was just following her example. Skubal said that when his mother was a high school basketball player, <a href="https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1844838137647743083">she got ejected</a> from a number of games for the things she said to officials.</p><p>“Yeah, that’s interesting that my mom went to Twitter (X) to say that because you should hear my mom when she was growing up,” he said. “I think that’s interesting, yeah, that she wants to make that comment. I’ve seen her get ejected out of plenty of high school basketball games. So I guess it might run in the family a little bit there.”</p><p>Aside from rejecting the motherly advice, Skubal knows he has to come up with another brilliant effort to give the Tigers their best chance of winning the final game of the series and advancing to the American League Championship Series. The winner of Saturday’s decisive game will play the Yankees for the right to represent the American League in the World Series.</p><p>Skubal is the odds-on favorite to win the Cy Young Award in the American League. He had a remarkable 18-4 record with a 2.39 earned run average while striking out 228 hitters in 192.0 innings. He started 31 games this season and 22 of them were considered quality starts.</p><p>Skubal has been even better in the postseason He has pitched 13.0 innings and he has not given up an earned run. He has 14 strikeouts in 13.0 innings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers’ Tarik Skubal responds to his mom after being called out for NSFW language

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tigers-vs-guardians-alds-game-5-prediction-odds-pick-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers vs. Guardians ALDS Game 5 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tigers-vs-Guardians-ALDS-Game-1-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers vs. Guardians ALDS Game 5 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T17:59:52-07:00">October 11th, 5:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T17:59:52-07:00">October 11th, 5:59pm</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is win or go home in the ALDS as the Detroit Tigers face the Cleveland Guardians. It’s time to continue our ALDS odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Tigers-Guardians prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Tigers-Guardians Game 5 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Tarik Skubal</b> vs. <b>Matthew Boyd</b></p><p><b>Tarik Skubal</b> (18-4) with a 2.39 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Skubal went seven innings against the Guardians, giving up three hits and striking out eight. He took the no-decision, but the Tigers won the game 3-0.</p><p>2024 Road Splits:  Skubal was 8-3 on the road with a 2.86 ERA and a .234 opponent batting average.</p><p><b>Matthew Boyd</b> (2-2) with a 2.72 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Boyd went 4.2 innings in his last start, giving up four hits and two walks. He would not give up a run, but take the no-decision as the Guardians lost to the Tigers.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Boyd was 1-1 in four starts at home with a 2.25 ERA and a .205 opponent batting average.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Tigers-Guardians <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">ALDS Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>ALDS Odds: Tigers-Guaridans Odds</b></h2><p>Detroit Tigers: -1.5 (+155)</p><p>Moneyline: -124</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-188)</p><p>Moneyline: +106</p><p>Over: 6 (-104)</p><p>Under: 6 (-118)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Tigers vs. Guardians Game 5</b></h2><p>Time: 1:08 PM ET/ 10:08 SM PT</p><p>TV: TBS</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Tigers were 19th in the majors in runs scored in the regular season while sitting 24th in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage, and 22nd in slugging. Riley Green has led the way this year. He hit .262 in the regular season with a .348 on-base percentage. Green has 24 home runs, 74 RBIs, and 82 runs scored. Also entering the playoffs off a stellar year is Colt Keith. Keith has hit .260 this year with a .309 on-base percentage. He has 13 home runs, 61 RBIs and 54 runs scored. Rounding out the top bats this year is Matt Vierling. Vierling is hitting .257 this year with a .312 on-base percentage. He has 16 home runs, 57 RBIs, and 80 runs scored this year.</p><p>Andy Ibanez has led the way in the playoffs for the Tigers. He is hitting .250 with two doubles and three RBIs so far. Further, Kerry Carpenter is hitting well. He is hitting .250 with a .294 on-base percentage. Carpenter has a home run, three RBIs, and three runs scored. Jake Rogers is also playing well. In the playoffs, he is hitting .278 with a .381 on-base percentage. He has an RBI and three runs scored. Finally, Parker Meadows is hitting .240 in the playoffs. Meadows has a home run, an RBI, and three runs scored in the playoffs. The Tigers are hitting .226 in the playoffs with three home runs and 18 runs scored in six games.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>In the regular season, the Guardians are 14th in runs scored while sitting 22nd in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage, and 16th in slugging. Jose Ramirez has led the way this year. He is hitting .279 this year with a .335 on-base percentage. Ramirez has 39 home runs, 41 stolen bases, 118 RBIs, and 114 runs scored. Further, Josh Naylor has been solid as well. He is hitting .243 with a .320 on-base percentage. He has 31 home runs, 108 RBIS, and 84 runs scored. Rounding out the best bats this year was Steven Kwan. Kwan is hitting .292 on the year with a .368 on-base percentage. He has 14 home runs, 44 RBIs, and 82 runs scored.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-david-fry-pulls-off-unreal-feat-vs-tigers-not-seen-since-1954">David Fry has led the way</a> in the playoffs. Fry has hit .273 in the playoffs with a .333 on-base percentage. He has a home run, five RBIs, and two runs scored in the playoffs. Meanwhile, Lane Thomas has been solid as well. He is hitting .267 with a home run, four RBIs, and a run scored in the playoffs. Jose Ramirez is the only other player with multiple RBIs in the playoffs. He is hitting just .143 with a home run and two RBIs plus two runs scored. Steven Kwan is still hitting well. He is hitting .500 but does not have an RBI. He has scored four times. The Guardians are hitting .214 in the playoffs with three home runs and 12 runs scored in four games.</p><p>Current Guardians have 82 career at-bats against Tarik Skubal. They have hit .220 against Skubal. Jose Ramirez has the most experience, going 9-24 with three doubles and a triple. Meanwhile, Austin Hedges has the only RBI against Skubal. He is 3-10 with an RBI. Finally, Josh Naylor is just 2-12 with a double.</p><h2><b>Final Tigers-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Tarik Skubal has been amazing in the post-season already. He has pitched 13 innings in his two starts so far in the playoffs, going 13 innings, giving up seven hits and a walk. Skubal has not given up a run and struck out 14. Both offensive units have scored three runs per game in the playoffs so far. Still, some of the major players for the Guardians are not hitting well, and the Tigers have the better pitcher. The Guardians were the odds-on favorite to beat the Tigers in the ALDS, but the Tigers will be the ones moving on.</p><p><b>Final Tigers-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Tigers ML (-124) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers vs. Guardians ALDS Game 5 prediction, odds, pick

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A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers are nervously awaiting the health verdict on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-kerry-carpenter-stuns-fans-clutch-homer-vs-emmanuel-clase">Kerry Carpenter, their playoff hero</a>, whose participation in the winner-take-all <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-why-guardians-tigers-game-5-has-new-start-time">Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians</a> hangs in the balance.</p><p>Carpenter, instrumental in the Tigers’ current postseason run, is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury that he sustained in a pivotal moment of Game 4. As the series returns to Detroit all squared up, his availability could decisively influence the outcome.</p><p>Carpenter, who clinched Game 2 with a dramatic three-run homer, aggravated his hamstring while scoring a crucial run in Thursday night’s encounter, which saw the Guardians eventually prevail 5-4. The incident has left the Tigers and their fans <a href="https://x.com/beckjason/status/1844777282671382730" rel="noopener">anxiously wondering</a> whether he can contribute to what promises to be a fiercely contested Game 5.</p><p>“Kerry Carpenter will test out his hamstring today and tomorrow before the Tigers decide his status for Game 5. ‘We’re gonna take as much time as we can to see what he can and can’t handle,’ A.J. Hinch said.” via Jason Beck in X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Kerry Carpenter might be out for game 5</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kerry-Carpenter.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This challenge is compounded by a last-minute schedule change due to weather concerns with MLB moving the start time from the evening to early afternoon. This adjustment reduces the window for Carpenter’s recovery and testing, placing additional pressure on the team’s preparations.</p><p>Carpenter’s heroics have been a highlight of the Tigers’ season. Beyond his pivotal postseason performances, he also contributed <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carpeke01.shtml" rel="noopener">18 home runs</a> in just 87 games during the regular season, an impressive tally especially considering he missed time with a stress fracture in his lower back.</p><p>His power and presence in the lineup have been key factors in the club’s offensive strategy, and his absence would undoubtedly be felt.</p><p>If Carpenter is deemed unable to play and needs to be replaced on the roster, the Tigers would face not only the immediate challenge of filling his spot in the lineup but also longer-term implications.</p><p>MLB rules stipulate that if he is replaced, he would be ineligible to play in the ALCS should Detroit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-guaranteed-world-series-win">advance to face the New York Yankees</a>, adding another layer of strategic complexity to Hinch’s decision-making.</p><p>Bligh Madris stands as a potential replacement if Carpenter cannot go. Having spent the series working out in Toledo, Madris is ready to step in. He batted .269 in 21 games for the Tigers this season and, while he offers a solid option, the drop-off from Carpenter’s postseason heroics would be significant.</p><p>“There is no series if you don’t win tomorrow,” emphasized Hinch.</p><p>Every decision now is geared toward that must-win game with the hope that Carpenter can somehow contribute to a Tigers victory that keeps their season alive. The next few hours will be critical as the team assesses their star player’s health and strategizes for the biggest game of their year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers’ playoff hero gets concerning injury update before must-win Game 5

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-news-why-guardians-tigers-game-5-has-new-start-time');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Guardians vs Tigers Game 5 is starting at new time');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0Why-Guardians-vs-Tigers-Game-5-is-starting-at-new-time0.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Guardians vs Tigers Game 5 is starting at new time</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T11:23:54-07:00">October 11th, 11:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T11:23:54-07:00">October 11th, 11:23am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Those who were hoping to see a winner-take-all MLB playoff matchup under the lights in the Cleveland Guardians-Detroit Tigers American League Division Series have been foiled by Mother Nature.</p><p>Game 5 of the series, originally slated for 8:08 p.m. ET, has been moved up to 1:08 p.m. ET due to impending weather in the Cleveland area Saturday night.</p><p>The Guardians announced the decision, in accordance with Major League Baseball, on their <a href="https://x.com/CleGuardians/status/1844793080806785276" rel="noopener">social media pages</a> slightly less than 24 hours before the new scheduled start time. Gates at Progressive Field will open at 11 a.m.</p><p>That means no late-night parties for the Guardians or Tigers, not that they should engage in that Friday night regardless of Saturday’s start time. At least both fanbases don’t have to live with the anxiousness and nerves until Saturday night.</p><p>Kudos to MLB for figuring this out rather than letting it ride and hoping the weather holds off. A disaster scenario could have unfolded if Game 5 had been postponed to be made up Sunday, giving the winning team barely 24 hours to get to New York. Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium is set for a 7:37 p.m. first pitch Monday night.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-david-fry-issues-strong-game-5-declaration-after-heroic-night-vs-tigers">Guardians forced a Game 5</a> with a 5-4 win in Game 4 Thursday. Cleveland broke a streak of 11 consecutive losses in playoff elimination games. It was the first game in the series where both teams scored.</p><p>It’s fitting that this series went the distance after there wasn’t much separating the AL Central rivals in the regular season. The Tigers took the series seven games to six, but whoever wins Game 5 will have the last laugh.</p><p>It should be a fantastic MLB playoff game regardless of the time. The Guardians have yet to announce a starter, while the Tigers will send likely American League Cy Young Award winner <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-dominance-guardians-justin-verlander-territory">Tarik Skubal</a> to the bump in a must-win contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Guardians vs Tigers Game 5 is starting at new time

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-news-david-fry-issues-strong-game-5-declaration-after-heroic-night-vs-tigers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians’ David Fry issues strong Game 5 declaration after heroic night vs. Tigers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-news-David-Fry-issues-strong-Game-5-declaration-after-heroic-night-vs-tigers.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians’ David Fry issues strong Game 5 declaration after heroic night vs. Tigers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T20:28:18-07:00">October 10th, 8:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T20:28:18-07:00">October 10th, 8:28pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With their backs against the wall, the Cleveland Guardians needed a herculean effort from their players to avoid being another division winner to fall prey in the Division Series under the current playoff format. And somehow, someway, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-david-fry-pulls-off-unreal-feat-vs-tigers-not-seen-since-1954">Guardians keep on receiving heroics</a> from the unheralded David Fry, the 28-year-old utility guy who has a grand total of three postseason games under his belt entering Thursday night.</p><p>The Guardians called upon Fry to pinch hit for Kyle Manzardo in the top of the seventh inning with the team down 3-2 to the Tigers. Fry then proceeded to hit a go-ahead home run off of Beau Brieske, and then he came through once again in the top of the ninth when he drove in a run via a sacrifice fly to give Cleveland the insurance run they needed in what ended up being a 5-4 win for the AL Central champion.</p><p>All season long, the Guardians have managed to play above expectations. The team’s offense, outside of the always-excellent Jose Ramirez, has been very inconsistent. But they have driven in some runs when it matters the most. They will need to <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401701060" rel="noopener">do it one more time</a> against the Tigers as the series shifts back to Progressive Field.</p><p>“We’ve shown that all year long, that’s who these guys are. We have a bunch of tough dudes. We get down 2-1 and we’re in the locker room like it’s just another day. We show up ready to play to try and get a win. And let’s go win Game 5,” Fry said following the Guardians’ Game 4 win, via ESPN.</p><p>The path Fry took to the big leagues is emblematic of the way the Guardians have kept on trudging along even though many have counted them out all season long. He was a player to be named later in a trade involving a relief pitcher who’s no longer in the big leagues, and yet, here he is, flourishing in the grandest baseball stage of them all.</p><p>It may not be apparent when one looks at his stats or his pedigree as a ballplayer, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-utility-man-david-fry-achieves-feat-not-seen-in-cleveland-since-1936">Guardians manager Stephen Vogt gave Fry</a> his well-deserved flowers.</p><p>“David Fry is one of the best baseball players in this league,” Vogt said.</p><h2><b>Can the Guardians overcome Tarik Skubal in Game 5?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tarik-Skubal.jpg"></figure><p>The Guardians can only take care of the business that’s in front of them, and they managed to extend the ALDS to a decisive fifth game thanks in large part to David Fry’s heroics. But therein lies the twist; how much longer will the Guardians’ playoff run actually last when they will have to come up against Tigers star pitcher Tarik Skubal in a do-or-die contest?</p><p>Skubal is the best pitcher among the remaining playoff teams, and he has shown that he too can perform to his best even during playoff time. He’s as unhittable of a starter as there can be; he quieted the Houston Astros in his lone Wild Card series start, pitching six scoreless innings while allowing just five baserunners, and then in Game 2 of the ALDS, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-dominance-guardians-justin-verlander-territory">Skubal shut down the Guardians’ offense</a> completely, allowing just three hits in seven shutout innings.</p><p>Skubal is the closest to a boss fight as there is in today’s MLB. But the Guardians have made their mark this year by shocking the world repeatedly. Can they do it one more time?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians’ David Fry issues strong Game 5 declaration after heroic night vs. Tigers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-vs-tigers-alds-game-4-prediction-odds-pick-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians vs. Tigers ALDS Game 4 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-vs.-Tigers-ALDS-Game-3-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Guardians vs. Tigers ALDS Game 4 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T16:59:25-07:00">October 9th, 4:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T16:59:25-07:00">October 9th, 4:59pm</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers look to close out the ALDS as they face the Cleveland Guardians. It’s time to continue our ALDS odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Guardians-Tigers prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Guardians-Tigers Game 4 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Tanner Bibee</b> vs. <b>Undecided</b></p><p><b>Tanner Bibee</b> (12-8) with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Bibee went 4.2 innings giving up four hits and one walk in game one of the series. He would take the no-decision as the Guardians beat the Tigers.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Bibee was 7-4 on the road in 15 starts this year. He has a 2.76 ERA and a .217 opponent batting average.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Guardians-Tigers <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">ALDS Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>ALDS Odds: Guardians-Tigers Odds</b></h2><p>Cleveland Guardians: -1.5 (+158)</p><p>Moneyline: -112</p><p>Detroit Tigers: +1.5 (-192)</p><p>Moneyline: -104</p><p>Over: 6.5 (-114)</p><p>Under: 6.5 (-106)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Guardians vs. Tigers Game 4</b></h2><p>Time: 6:08 PM ET/ 3:08 PM PT</p><p>TV: TNT</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>In the regular season, the Guardians are 14th in runs scored while sitting 22nd in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage, and 16th in slugging. Jose Ramirez has led the way this year. He is hitting .279 this year with a .335 on-base percentage. Ramirez has 39 home runs, 41 stolen bases, 118 RBIs, and 114 runs scored. Further, Josh Naylor has been solid as well. He is hitting .243 with a .320 on-base percentage. He has 31 home runs, 108 RBIS, and 84 runs scored. Rounding out the best bats this year was Steven Kwan. Kwan is hitting .292 on the year with a .368 on-base percentage. He has 14 home runs, 44 RBIs, and 82 runs scored.</p><p>Lane Thomas has led the way in the playoffs so far in terms of driving in runs. He is hitting just .182 in the playoffs but has a home run, three RBIs, and a run scored. Meanwhile, David Fry has two RBIs as well. He is hitting just .200 in the playoffs but has a .273 on-base percentage. Fry has also scored a run. Josh Naylor and Jose Ramirez have the other RBIs in the postseason for the Guardians. Naylor is hitting .273 with the RBI and a run scored. Ramirez is hitting just .111 but has an RBI and a run scored. The most consistent bat has been Steven Kwan, who is hitting .455 with two runs scored in the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Tigers were 19th in the majors in runs scored in the regular season while sitting 24th in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage, and 22nd in slugging. Riley Green has led the way this year. He hit .262 in the regular season with a .348 on-base percentage. Green has 24 home runs, 74 RBIs, and 82 runs scored. Also entering the playoffs off a stellar year is Colt Keith. Keith has hit .260 this year with a .309 on-base percentage. He has 13 home runs, 61 RBIs and 54 runs scored. Rounding out the top bats this year is Matt Vierling. Vierling is hitting .257 this year with a .312 on-base percentage. He has 16 home runs, 57 RBIs, and 80 runs scored this year.</p><p>Andy Ibanez has led the way in the playoffs for the Tigers. He is hitting .286 with two doubles and three RBIs so far. Further, Kerry Carpenter is hitting well. He is hitting .231 with a .286 on-base percentage. Carpenter has a home run, three RBIs, and two runs scored. Jake Rogers is also playing well. In the playoffs, he is hitting .333 with a .444 on-base percentage. He has an RBI and three runs scored. Finally, Parker Meadows is hitting .250 in the playoffs. Meadows has a home run, an RBI, and three runs scored in the playoffs.</p><p>Current Tigers have 93 career at-bats against Tanner Bibee, hitting .301 against him. Zach McKinstry has the most experience. He is 5-15 with two doubles and two RBIs. Meanwhile, Colt Keith is 4-10 with three RBIs. Further, Matt Vierling is 3-11 with two home runs and four RBIs.</p><h2><b>Final Guardians-Tigers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Guardians will send out Tanner Bibee to attempt to extend this series. He was great in game one of the series, not allowing a run and striking out six. Further, in his final five starts of the season, Bibee gave up just nine runs in 30.2 innings of work, good for a 2.64 ERA. The Tigers have not announced a starter, and will most likely have an opener with a bulk reliever. The “pitching chaos” method has worked well for the Tigers so far in the playoffs. Still, it backfired in game one as Tyler Holton gave up four runs in the first inning. Holton rebounded to get the save in game three, but with Tanner Bibe pitching well it will be tough to score for the Tigers. The odds in this ALDS series favored the Guardians over the Tigers to start the series, and they will extend this series to game five in this one.</p><p><b>Final Guardians-Tigers Prediction &amp; Pick: Guardians ML </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians vs. Tigers ALDS Game 4 prediction, odds, pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/tigers-news-surprising-game-3-starter-guardians');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers make surprising Game 3 starter decision vs. Guardians');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-09-24-keider-montero-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Tigers make surprising Game 3 starter decision vs. Guardians</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T10:17:38-07:00">October 9th, 10:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T10:42:23-07:00">October 9th, 10:42am</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers have named their starting pitcher for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-immediately-hypes-up-game-3-atmosphere-after-taking-down-guardians">Game 3 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians</a>. In a surprising move, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-pitching-plan-game-1">Tigers are shying away from a strategy</a> that they have used all season.</p><p>Rookie starting pitcher Keider Montero will <a href="https://x.com/tigers/status/1844030156404674596" rel="noopener">get the ball</a> to begin Game 3, the Tigers announced Wednesday morning ahead of first pitch at 3:08 p.m. ET.</p><p>Montero will be facing Guardians pitcher Alex Cobb, who has been rehabbing a finger injury and will be making his first start since Sept. 1.</p><p>The Tigers have primarily used Montero as a starter this season. Many expected Tigers manager A.J. Hinch to go with an opener in Game 3 and pitch a bullpen game. But, after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-offensive-outburst-playoff-history-tigers">Guardians offense exploded in Game 1 against the Tigers’</a> bullpen, Hinch is tabbing the only other traditional starting pitcher on his postseason roster to hopefully give Detroit some length.</p><p>However, Montero also pitched two shutout innings out of the bullpen in Game 1 on Saturday and is throwing on just three-days rest in Game 3. The Tigers will have <a href="https://x.com/beckjason/status/1843681411959800023" rel="noopener">every pitcher</a> other than Tarik Skubal and Reese Olson available, per Jason Beck of MLB.com. Expect Montero to have a short leash and for Hinch to go to his bullpen early if there are any signs of trouble.</p><h2><b>Keider Montero’s rookie season with the Detroit Tigers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-09-24-montero-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Montero has been one of the biggest surprises for the Tigers in 2024. Through 19 appearances and 16 starts in the regular season, Montero has a 6-6 record and a 4.76 ERA. The highlight of Montero’s season came when he threw a “Maddux,” a complete game shutout in fewer than 100 pitcher, against the Colorado Rockies. Montero allowed just three hits and struck out five batters that day, showing how much potential the 24-year-old has.</p><p>It would be unrealistic to expect a similar performance in Game 3. But, even if Montero does not pitch a “Maddux,” he does have the ability to pitch deep into a game and set up the Tigers’ best relievers to pitch in higher-leverage, late-inning situations.</p><p>The Tigers have been surprising people all season. Do they have one more in them as Montero gets ready to make the biggest start of his young Major League career?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers make surprising Game 3 starter decision vs. Guardians

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/guardians-vs-tigers-alds-game-3-prediction-odds-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Guardians vs. Tigers ALDS Game 3 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/aace6a6c-85c5-11ef-9bf2-8ac211a1ea0a.avif"></figure><h1>Guardians vs. Tigers ALDS Game 3 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T06:10:40-07:00">October 9th, 6:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T06:10:40-07:00">October 9th, 6:10am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Guardians head to Comerica Park to take on the Detroit Tigers for game three of the AL Division series. Check out our ALDS odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we hand out a Guardians-Tigers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Guardians-Tigers Game 3 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Alex Cobb</b> vs. <b>Undecided</b></p><p><b>Alex Cobb</b> (2-1) with a 2.76 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 16.1 innings pitched, 10K/3BB, .241 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Win, 6 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 0 earned, 0 walks, 6 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 1 start, 4.2 innings pitched, 9 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned, 1 walk, 1 strikeout</p><p><b>The Tigers have not named a starter for the game yet. </b></p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">ALDS Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>ALDS Odds: Guardians-Tigers Odds</b></h2><p>Cleveland Guardians: -1.5 (+155)</p><p>Moneyline: -110</p><p>Detroit Tigers: +1.5 (-188)</p><p>Moneyline: -106</p><p>Over: 7 (-112)</p><p>Under: 7 (-108)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Guardians vs. Tigers Game 3</b></h2><p>Time: 3:08 PM ET/12:08 PM PT</p><p>TV: TBS, TruTV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Alex Cobb is making just his fourth start, but that should not discourage anybody. He was great in two of his three starts this season, and clearly manager Stephen Vogt has the confidence in him. His hip injury is recovered, he just had IL stints because of a fingernail issue, and some blisters. He is healthy and ready to go for this game, so it will be interesting to see how many pitches he is able to throw. I would expect Cobb to get through five innings, though.</p><p>The Guardians are handling the Tigers this postseason. They shutout the Tigers in game one, and allowed just three runs in game three. Those runs came via home run off the best closer in baseball. Nonetheless, the Guardians have dominated on the mound. That is something they need to continue. If the Guardians can find a way to get Cobb through five innings, the bullpen will be able to get the job done for the final four innings.</p><h2><b>Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Detroit has not named a starter for the game yet, so they will most likely use an opener and let the bullpen try to win this one for them. If I had to make a guess on who will be pitching, it would Keider Montero. Montero threw two scoreless innings against the Guardians on Saturday in the game one loss. He is a capable pitcher, and can give the Tigers and extended start if needed. Other options include Tyler Holton, Sean Guenther, or even Jackson Jobe. Jobe would be a shock considering it would be his first career MLB start, though.</p><p>Detroit has to find a way to get something going against Alex Cobb. His one road start was not very good this season, so there is a chance for them to do some damage. It is uncertain how many pitches Cobb can go, but the Tigers need to make the most of it. If they can get Cobb out of the game early, they will be set up for success for the rest of the game, and the upcoming games in the series.</p><h2><b>Final Guardians-Tigers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This series is shaping up to be a good one, which is no surprise. These two teams played each other tough in the regular season. For game three, I am going to take the Tigers to at least cover the spread. I think it it will end up being a close one.</p><p><b>Final Guardians-Tigers Prediction &amp; Pick: Tigers +1.5 (-188)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians vs. Tigers ALDS Game 3 prediction, odds, pick

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He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase is one of the most — if not the most — unhittable pitchers in the game today. But that did not matter to Detroit Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-emmanuel-clase-sounds-off-on-what-went-wrong-vs-kerry-carpenter">lifted a massive three-run home run</a> off of Clase to break a scoreless tie and eventually give his team a 3-0 win in Game 2 of their American League Division Series on Monday.</p><p>After the game, Carpenter spoke <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41669333/tigers-win-game-2-kerry-carpenter-tarik-skubal-even-alds-vs-guardians" rel="noopener">about what happened</a> during his at-bat against Clase.</p><p>“I wasn’t sitting on it, but I was just on time for his hardest pitch … and I was like zeroing in for it to start in a certain zone, and my instincts took over and he missed a spot,” Carpenter shared following Detroit’s win, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN. “So I took advantage of it.”</p><p>Carpenter, who entered the game in the eighth inning as a pinch-hitter for Justyn-Henry Malloy, got ahead of Clase early, as he took back-to-back balls to start his at-bat in the ninth inning. Then he fouled Clase’s third-straight cutter before swinging and missing on a 91 MPH slider.</p><h2><b>Tigers’ Kerry Carpenter delivers against a seemingly unhittable pitcher in Game 2</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tigers-outfielder-Kerry-Carpenter-celebrates-batting-a-3-run-home-run.jpg"><figcaption>© Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Carpenter fouled the next pitch from Clase which was another slider. Clase tested his slider again with his sixth offering to Carpenter, who hit it for a 423-foot home run that drove Jake Rogers and Trey Sweeney to home plate as well. Rogers and Sweeney had back-to-back singles before Carpenter went to bat opposite Clase. So far in the 2024 MLB playoffs, Carpenter is 3-for-12.</p><p>Again, Clase is near unhittable in the 2024 campaign, During the regular season, Clase gave up just five earned runs across 74.1 total innings on the mound for an incredible 0.61 ERA. He also posted a 674 ERA+ to go with a 2.23 FIP, suggesting he got more help from the Guardians’ fielders than what his ERA suggests. Still, Clase rarely surrenders a home run, as he has a career <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/claseem01.shtml" rel="noopener">1.1 percent home run rate</a>, per Baseball-Reference.</p><p>The Guardians still have a chance to make things happen in the bottom of the ninth but Tigers reliever Beau Brieske made sure he won’t pull off a “Clase,” as he shut the door on Cleveland for a hitless save.</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-immediately-hypes-up-game-3-atmosphere-after-taking-down-guardians">Tigers-Guardians series tied at 1-1</a>, Detroit will look to grab the driver’s seat this Wednesday at Comerica Park, where Games 3 and 4 will be played.</p><p>Detroit is also playing in its first playoffs since 2014.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers’ Kerry Carpenter reveals secret to hitting hardest ball ever off Emmanuel Clase

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There wasn’t much to separate the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers for most of Game 2 of their ALDS clash. The Guardians could not have asked for much more than to give the ball to closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning while protecting a 0-0 score line to set up a potential walk-off run. However, Clase crumbled when his team needed him the most. After getting two quick outs, he proceeded to allow two consecutive hits and then a home run from Kerry Carpenter, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-stephen-vogt-gets-100-real-about-emmanuel-clase-after-9th-inning-disaster">Tigers took a 3-0 lead</a> that they would not relinquish.</p><p>Clase has been one of the most excellent relievers in the entire MLB over the past four seasons; in fact, he ended the 2024 campaign with a must-be-seen to be believed 0.61 ERA. Thus, his meltdown against the Tigers is very uncharacteristic. Nonetheless, the 26-year-old reliever <a href="https://www.mlb.com/guardians/video/emmanuel-clase-on-guardians-game-2-loss-to-tigers" rel="noopener">was very introspective</a> of his faults as he analyzed what went wrong in the fateful top of the ninth inning that doomed the Guardians.</p><p>“I missed some pitches. I missed executing some pitches, and I feel that’s the result in the game,” Clase told reporters postgame via team interpreter Agustin Rivero, per MLB.com.</p><p>As sterling of a track record as Clase may have in closing out ballgames for the Guardians, playoff baseball is simply a different beast. The Tigers have built a ton of momentum leading up to the ALDS, and Carpenter has been instrumental in getting Detroit to where they are now. Carpenter slashed .284/.345/.587 this past season with 18 home runs and 57 runs batted in, so it’s not as if Clase faced a slap hitter.</p><p>While Clase and the Guardians will be disappointed over how things transpired in Game 2, manager Stephen Vogt <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/emmanuel-clase-allows-ninth-inning-home-run-in-guardians-alds-game-2-loss" rel="noopener">has full trust</a> in the 26-year-old reliever especially considering what he’s done throughout his tenure in Cleveland.</p><p>“Emmanuel has been locked down all year. He’s been nearly perfect. He’s human, too. These things are going to happen, and it’s unfortunate the timing of when it did, but at the same time he’s going to have the ball in the ninth again. This is the best closer in the game for a reason, and they just happened to get him tonight,” Vogt said.</p><h2><b>Guardians’ offense looks to get back on track</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Guardians-RP-Emmanuel-Clase.jpg"></figure><p>The Guardians wouldn’t have had to be in a precarious position heading into the top of the ninth inning had they put some runs on the board against the Tigers in Game 2. However, it’s difficult to blame Cleveland’s offense for being lifeless on Monday night. After all, they came up against the best remaining starting pitcher in the playoffs in Tarik Skubal, and Skubal, as per usual, was dominant, throwing seven shutout innings to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-immediately-hypes-up-game-3-atmosphere-after-taking-down-guardians">give Detroit the momentum</a> with the series heading to Comerica Park.</p><p>Thus, it should go without saying that the Guardians must take advantage of the non-Skubal games against the Tigers, starting with Game 3. It will be difficult for Cleveland to take both games in Detroit, but they must. Considering the schedule, Skubal is likely to start a potential Game 5, which might spell disaster for the Guardians.</p><p>The good news is that the Guardians’ offense was alive in Game 1, scoring seven runs. Meanwhile, their pitching has been rock-solid, allowing a total of zero runs to the Tigers for 17.2 consecutive innings to begin the ALDS. That bodes well for their chances of success, even with the series heading to the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase sounds off on what went wrong vs. Kerry Carpenter

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Hinch immediately hypes up Game 3 atmosphere after taking down Guardians</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T21:33:24-07:00">October 7th, 9:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T21:33:24-07:00">October 7th, 9:33pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers continue to stun the world as they look to make a Cinderella run in this year’s playoffs. In Game 2 of their ALDS matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-kerry-carpenter-stuns-fans-clutch-homer-vs-emmanuel-clase">Tigers stole homefield advantage</a> from their division rival, taking a 3-0 win as the series heads to Comerica Park — the first playoff game that Detroit will be hosting since 2014.</p><p>During the early 2010s, Tigers fans were spoiled with success, even reaching the World Series in 2012 thanks in large part to the team’s deep playoff rotation fronted by Justin Verlander and their hard-hitting lineup led by Miguel Cabrera. But from 2015 to 2023, the Tigers fell off, with the passionate fans of the team clamoring for their golden years of yore.</p><p>But now that they’re back in the big time, the Tigers are expecting a raucous crowd to turn up at Comerica Park. As the old adage goes, you never realize what you have until it’s gone, but now that playoff baseball is back in Detroit, everyone best believe that the crowd will be <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401701058" rel="noopener">cheering on their beloved team</a> from the top of their lungs.</p><p>“We now have two games at our place. We know it’s going to be electric. We know Detroit has waited a really long time for a playoff game. We’re going to have a couple of them and a chance to take control of this series,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said following their Game 2 win, via ESPN.</p><p>Hinch knows that stealing Game 2 from under the Guardians’ noses was crucial; Cleveland performed better at home than on the road throughout the course of 2024, and in such a short series, grabbing every advantage could prove to be the difference between moving on to the ALDS and exiting the postseason.</p><p>“You come to this environment, on the road, and it’s a five-game series. When you get that emotional win and go back home 1-1, you feel like you got one on their home turf,” Hinch added.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-when-will-tarik-skubal-pitch-vs-guardians-in-alds">Tigers seem to be ahead of schedule</a> in their rebuild. But in October, anything can happen, and expect Comerica Park to translate their belief in the team’s World Series hopes into a high collective decibel level on Wednesday night.</p><h2><b>Tarik Skubal could very well lead the Tigers to the promised land</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tigers-pitcher-Tarik-Skubal-29-celebrates.jpg"></figure><p>Baseball is unlike basketball in that a single player, regardless of how good they may be, cannot impact the team’s chances of winning as much on their own. But again, playoff baseball is a different beast. With the rest days in between postseason games, a dominant starting pitcher could be the key difference-maker for a team’s World Series hopes (see Madison Bumgarner 2014 for reference), and the Tigers have the best starting pitcher (Tarik Skubal) among the remaining postseason teams.</p><p>Skubal, once again, was on point for the Tigers during their Game 2 win over the Guardians. He threw seven shutout innings, striking out eight while allowing just three total baserunners (on three hits). The 27-year-old southpaw has been as close to unhittable as a starter can be in the postseason thus far, as he also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-aj-hinch-upset-astros-alds-guardians">got the ball rolling for Detroit</a> during their Game 1 win in the Wild Card series against the Houston Astros with six shutout innings.</p><p>The Tigers, however, will have to, at the very least, force a Game 5 if they were to give Skubal another opportunity to start. But they would want to avoid that situation altogether as they look to protect homefield on Wednesday and Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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