Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland live score in Game 3 of ALDS highlights

The Detroit Tigers, who secured home-court advantage with an impressive 3-0 win in Game 2 of the ALDS, are looking to come within a whisker of winning the best-of-five in their first playoff game at Comerica Park in a decade. series approach.

Once again, Tigers manager AJ Hinch was cautious about announcing his starter for Game 3; He only told reporters Tuesday that two pitchers were unavailable: left-hander Tarik Skubal, who threw seven scoreless innings in a no-decision Game 2, and right-hander Reese Olson, who threw five innings in relief in the Tigers' game 1 loss .

The Tigers ended up landing rookie right-hander Keider Montero to start after he showed he had made some progress in overcoming some issues in Game 1, throwing two innings and allowing no runs with three strikeouts.

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The Guardians, meanwhile, will add 13-year veteran Alex Cobb to the team. The right-hander made two postseason appearances, in 2013 with the Tampa Bay Rays. He only started three times this season due to injuries. The most recent of these is a blister on the middle finger of his throwing hand that cost him most of the final month of the season.

First pitch for Game 3 is at 3:08 p.m. at Comerica Park in Detroit. The game will be broadcast on TBS and available to stream on Sling. According to BetMGM, the Tigers are a slight moneyline favorite at -115.

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Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians Game 3 Live Updates, Highlights

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Lower Third: Matt Vierling extends lead with sac fly; The Tigers lead 2-0

Hurter returned to pitch the third inning and gave up a single to Steven Kwan on a grounder to Trey Sweeney, who picked up the ball barehanded after initially being deflected by Hurter's glove. A false throw to first by Sweeney then allowed Kwan to advance to second base.

However, the Guardians remained scoreless after Hurter struck out David Fry for his first K of the day and Naylor grounded out for Cleveland's third out. They left two of them on base after Hurter intentionally walked José Ramírez.

Jake Rodgers set up the Tigers' second run of the day with a line-drive double to left field. With one out, Matt Vierling then scored Rodgers with a sacrifice fly to left field to give the home team additional cushion.

Bottom 2: Brant Hurter escapes the traffic jam

Tigers left-hander Brant Hurter replaced Montero to start the second inning.

Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor hit a single on a line drive to right field, and Lane Thomas hit a single on a ground ball to center field. With runners on first and third, Hurter delivered an eight-pitch AB with Bo Naylor, who hit a fly ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez for the final out.

The Tigers remained scoreless in the bottom of the inning. Alex Cobb recorded three outs without a batter reaching first base.

Bottom 1: Riley Greene scores an RBI single; The Tigers lead 1-0

Parker Meadows got the game's first hit with a sharp ground ball to right field for a leadoff single. He became the first Tiger since Al Kaline in 1968 to score in each of his first five postseason games.

The Tigers then scored their first run of the day – with two outs, Riley Greene hit an RBI single up the middle to score Meadows.

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians Game 3 pregame

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While Carpenter's 423-foot shot got all the attention, it wouldn't have gotten to the plate against Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase if shortstop Trey Sweeney hadn't reached base first. Sweeney, of course, came to the Tigers as a prospect who was part of the deal that sent right-hander Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the Freep's Jeff Seidel says the shortstop is anything but a throw-in.

Comerica Park will almost certainly rock its first playoff game since Oct. 5, 2014 — a 2-1 loss ended a win over the Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS. The Tigers haven't won a playoff game at Comerica since Oct. 16, 2013 – a Game 5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. However, according to the Freep's Shawn Windsor, you can expect a raucous crowd enjoying the kind of playoff run that only happens once in a generation.

At least for the Tigers. As the Freep's Dave Birkett points out this morning, the Tigers' near-miraculous recovery from a 10-game deficit on August 10 is similar to that of the 2022 Lions, who bounced back from a 1-7 start to narrowly miss the playoffs and the result came from a team that won a franchise-record 14 games (including the postseason) last season and is one of the leading candidates for its first Super Bowl this season.

Lineup for Game 3 of the Detroit Tigers ALDS

CF Parker Meadows
DH Kerry Carpenter
3B Matt Vierling
LF Riley Greene
RF Wenceel Perez
2B Colt Keith
1B Spencer Torkelson
SS Trey Sweeney
CJake Rogers

Lineup for Game 3 of the Cleveland Guardians ALDS

LF Steven Kwan
DH Kyle Manzardo
3B Jose Ramirez
1B Josh Naylor
CF Lane Thomas
Andres Giménez
RF Will Brennan
C Bo Naylor
SS Brayan Rocchio

Jake Rogers (C), Dillon Dingler (C), Andy Ibáñez (2B/3B), Colt Keith (2B), Jace Jung (3B), Zach McKinstry (UTIL), Trey Sweeney (SS), Spencer Torkelson (1B), Matt Vierling (3B/OF), Riley Greene (OF), Parker Meadows (CF), Kerry Carpenter (OF/DH), Wenceel Pérez (OF), Justyn-Henry Malloy (DH/OF), Beau Brieske (RHP), Jason Foley (RHP), Sean Guenther (LHP), Brenan Hanifee (RHP), Tyler Holton (LHP), Brant Hurter (LHP), Jackson Jobe (RHP), Ty Madden (RHP), Keider Montero (RHP), Reese Olson (RHP), Tarik Skubal (LHP), Will Vest (RHP).

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Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland live score in Game 3 of ALDS highlights

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Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians Game 3 Live Updates, Highlights

Lower Third: Matt Vierling extends lead with sac fly; The Tigers lead 2-0

Bottom 2: Brant Hurter escapes the traffic jam

Bottom 1: Riley Greene scores an RBI single; The Tigers lead 1-0

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians Game 3 pregame

Lineup for Game 3 of the Detroit Tigers ALDS

Lineup for Game 3 of the Cleveland Guardians ALDS

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