The Cleveland Guardians evened up the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers with a win on Thursday.
On the brink of elimination, the Guardians edged the Tigers by a score of 5-4 to force game 5 on Saturday.
David Fry was the hero for the Guardians as he pinch hit for Kyle Manzardo in the 7th inning and hit a 2-run home run to take a 4-3 lead.
He also added an insurance run from a sacrifice bunt in the 9th, which ended up being the winning run as the Tigers scored once in the bottom of the 9th.
USA Today’s MLB insider Bob Nightengale announces the starting pitcher for the Guardians in game 5.
It will be Matthew Boyd vs
Tarik Skubal in Game
5 between Detroit and Cleveland in ALDS.
The winner plays the Yankees— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 11, 2024
Matthew Boyd will get the nod for the Guardians in the pivotal game 5 where the winner will advance to the American League Championship Series.
Boyd played 8 seasons in his career for the Tigers, and he will now have to face his former club in the season’s most important game.
In his 1 postseason appearance thus far, Boyd pitched 4.2 innings with 4 hits allowed, 0 earned runs, 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts.
Boyd will need to duplicate this performance for the Guardians to have a chance against Tigers ace Tarik Skubal who is expected to start for them.
Skubal pitched 1 previous game this series against the Guardians where he went 7.0 innings with 3 hits allowed, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, and 8 strikeouts.
The Guardians will be tasked to solve the likely American League Cy Young award winner to advance to the ALCS to face the New York Yankees.
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