SportsLine's model simulated Detroit vs. Cleveland 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Tuesday afternoon's American League Wild Card Game 1 matchup at Progressive Field in Cleveland

The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers open their American League Wild Card Series on Sept. 30. Here's who we think will win the best-of-3 series.

The Cleveland Guardians pulled off the greatest divisional comeback in MLB history and earned the right to host a Wild Card Series starting Tuesday. That series

Per BetMGM on Sept. 29, the odds of the Cleveland Guardians winning the American League pennant are +1000 (10:1) and the odds of the Cincinnati Reds winning the National League pennant are +1500 (15:1). This means that the odds of both events occurring for a Reds-Guardians World Series in 2025 are +17500 (175:1).

2025 record: 88-74 Manager: Stephen Vogt Top hitter by fWAR: José Ramírez (6.2) Top pitcher by fWAR: Cade Smith (2.7)

Stephen Vogt has named his three starters for the AL Wild Card round as the Cleveland Guardians prepare for the Detroit Tigers.

The Guardians put the finishing touches on their improbable late-season surge on Sunday, when they completed one of the greatest in-season comebacks in baseball history to clinch the American League Central.

Cleveland's innovative response to losing Emmanuel Clase reveals how their young rotation transformed from liability to a strength, delivering 19 starts with two or fewer runs during a championship September.