"CLEVELAND -- Tarik Skubal tied a franchise postseason record with 14 strikeouts and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series. Will Vest recorded the final four outs for Detroit, surviving a tense ninth inning after Cleveland star Jose Ramirez got hung up between third base and home for the second out."
"Vest struck out pinch-hitter George Valera, then Kyle Manzardo hit a grounder to Vest. Ramirez broke for home but was cut off by Vest, who chased him down and tagged him out. "That ball's two feet either way, he scores," Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. "It just happened to go right back to Vest. So we play aggressive. We always do. We run the bases aggressive. I wouldn't play that any other way.""
"He was dominant and unfazed as he pitched on the same mound where one week ago, he threw a 99 mph fastball that struck Cleveland designated hitter David Fry in the nose and face during the sixth inning. "I thought my outing was coming to a close," Skubal said when asked about being allowed to continue on into the eighth inning. "But I was ready to go back out there.""
Tarik Skubal tied a franchise postseason record with 14 strikeouts while pitching into the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series. Will Vest closed the game, recording the final four outs and making a crucial tag on Jose Ramirez after Ramirez broke for home in the ninth. Detroit took the lead in the seventh on a safety squeeze by Zach McKinstry that scored Riley Greene. Cleveland reached third in the ninth on an infield single and an errant throw by Javier Baez before the final sequence.
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