Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians ALDS schedule, start times, how to watch, pitching matchups

AL Central rivals collide in the ALDS as the Cleveland Guardians face the Detroit Tigers.

The Tigers swept the Houston Astros in the Wild Card round to set up this matchup. Their best player is starting pitcher Tarik Skubal, but questions remain how they'll cope when he is unavailable after Detroit relied on its bullpen for all nine innings of Game 2 against Houston.

Cleveland, on the other hand, has a lineup of solid hitters plus Tanner Bibee and Ben Lively as its reliable starting pitchers. The Guardians are also solid in the bullpen, with four relievers - including Emmanuel Clase, one of MLB's top closers - with ERAs under 2.00.

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians ALDS schedule

Game	Date	Start time	Location
1	Saturday, October 5	1:08 PM ET/12:08 PM CT	Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
2	Monday, October 7	4:08 PM ET/3:08 PM CT	Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
3	Wednesday, October 9	TBD	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
4 (if necessary)	Thursday, October 10	TBD	Comerica Park, Detroit, MI
5 (if necessary)	Saturday, October 12	TBD	Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH

How to watch Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians, TV channel and streaming

All five games of the Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians ALDS series will be broadcast on TBS, which can be viewed through cable TV and streamed with live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or Hulu with Live TV.

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians ALDS pitching matchups

Game 1: TBD (DET) vs. Tanner Bibee (CLE)

Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

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