Tigers vs. Guardians AL Wild Card Game 2 Highlights (10_01_25) _ MLB Highlights

It's day two of Major League Baseball's postseason and four teams are facing elimination today starting with the Cleveland Guardians at home and progressive field ready to host the Detroit Tigers in game two of this best of three Al wildcard series. It's been a team offensively challenged all season long. So today they turn to chase the lot or the 23 year old who'll be making his Major League debut in the postseason. Nonetheless Sean and I asked him about the emotions behind this and he said I haven't had time to process all of this. It's been such a whirlwind Tanner baby six to two fifteen twenty six years of age. His last two starts in September were of course against the Detroit Tigers. He went twelve innings gave up two runs total nine hits on the ground and a diving stop by Brian. And he got up as if he might might have injured himself and he's still trying to walk something off his gloves on the ground and it's an issue with his left arm. He's waving the trainer away. What a heck of an effort though to try and knock that ball down and get it. Oh yeah. You see the hand go back there. Luckily the glove came off and didn't get stuck in the grass. That could have been a little bit worse for him. Parker Meadows is going to be the runner at first on an infield hit to start the game. That'll bring up Gleyber Torres and right on cue a fly ball to DeLauder in center field and he drops the ball. DeLauder was fighting the sun caught it dropped it. And this was the concern coming into this ballgame. How do you handle that sun and right off the bat a routine fly that DeLauder fought the sun found it eventually caught it dropped it and Cleveland's in trouble in a hurry. Meadows to second Torres is at first and the batter is Kerry Carpenter the D.H. It was a breaking ball for Tanner Bybee for the first out of this game. And so now here's Spencer Torkelson at that broken bat Flair single to drive in a run in the first inning when Detroit took advantage of a Cleveland air. The two to pitch he struck him out back strike out a beautiful pitch two down on two strikeouts now the dangerous Riley Green now the two to off speed got him swinging what a job by Bybee. And they're on their feet at the corner of Carnegie and a fist bump from Tanner Bybee to a nobody out. He strikes out Carpenter Torkelson and Green the guardians get ready to face twenty eight year old from Springville Alabama. Casey Mize has had an excellent year 14 and six and he was an all star for the first time making his postseason debut right here. He got jammed and popped it up. Zach McKinstry to catch. Here's George Valera trying to get some offense into the lineup. So the rookie making the start in right field. Sixteen major league games in the regular season and George Valera into the teeth of a strong win with a solo home run to right center on nothing Cleveland here and ending number one and that gets this crowd into it. Well folks that went four hundred and eleven feet. Didn't think anyone would hit one out of here up in the air to right center today. Here's Jose Ramirez pop up by Ramirez in on the infield grass and that would win taking territory. McKinstry made the catch. Here's Kyle Manzano the D.H. and now a full count for Mize with Manzano. At the same spot that's one different day that likely gets out of here. Naylor Arias and then the major league debut at the plate for Chase DeLauder outside of the infield shifts to the right by is up the middle the three to swing and a miss the hard bullet slider was a real weapon against Boston's lefties. That was a perfect pitch under the bat of Naylor one down in the second. Here's Gabrielle Arias a little lob and that is caught awkwardly by Torres. So here comes Chase DeLauder his family capturing the moment many of these Guardian fans on their feet. They've been waiting for him for a while. He was their first round pick in twenty twenty two. Ballpark space is first major league point of parents. C.J. Cavis in really good numbers down a triple a hit for average hit for power. Well both managers anticipated getting into the bullpens earlier today and the pitch count is probably going to make that a reality maybe even sooner than they thought. Hit down the first a fair ball and Torkelson makes the play to end the inning five strikeouts for Tanner Biby one down in the fourth. Here's Riley Green struck out his first time up and Greenberg one of the great players in the history of baseball. Green has another hit. Short hot Valera and got past him. Green's going to try for two and he got there scored a double. It certainly wasn't an easy play for Valera. Now you see here he's playing way back in right field a ball hit like that it was knuckling at him a little bit. He looked to go for the dive was just in between and as an outfit when you're in between you've got to find a way to knock the ball down potential tying run at second with one out in the fourth inning. Winslow Perez last two swings against Biby going back to the last start have been very good. Perez hit it hard on the ground for just a moment by Davis but he makes the play on the third goes green with two outs. Now Dylan Dingler steps in struck out his first time up a payoff pitch ball for and Dingler's aboard and Detroit has runners at the corners with two outs down one to nothing in the fourth from McKinstry will hit next after an eight pitch at bat. Dingler runs the pitch is low back to back walks to load the bases green and third Dingler now it's second and McKinstry aboard at first huge part of the game by his ground to the third his first time up hit hard up the middle on a base hit. Green has scored Dingler's coming around the throw goes to third safe McKinstry safe there by as winds up at second base and the Tigers take a two to one lead Harvey Baez doing what he does best gets a pitch he's seen a couple of times now fastball right over the heart of the plate drives it right back up the middle not trying to do too much here bases loaded a couple of walks will get him to run scored and what great base running by the Tigers getting second and third base very close play at third and the Guardians want to challenge the play at third if McKinstry is out and the calls reverse there did Dingler cross home plate before the out was McKinstry safe or was he tagged out he was called safe looks like he gets him on the shoulder but was his right hand in there before that beautiful view over there. I think if he's out at third it is really close as to whether Dingler made it and Dingler looked back after he crossed home plate OK as if he might have thought maybe I didn't get there before that play at third so we'll see and Rosie that oven mitt is what's going to play into this. You never know where the hand is on the oven mitt. That's on his right hand. That tip went around the bag but his left hand was late getting to the bag and that's when Hosey had the tag on the shoulder. Double win for the Guardians. The Tigers do score the tying run but the out at third negates that second run and ends the inning. Man there's a lot going on in this one. The bottom of the fourth now Hosey Ramirez leads things off Ramirez takes Paul for that's going to be the end of the day for Casey Meyers it's post season baseball one one game leadoff man on Manzano lefty coming up. He's going to his bullpen to bring in a lefty here in the fourth try to hold Ramirez at first lots of developments here in game two of this wild card series including Casey Meyers who has come out of the game after just sixty two pitches three innings plus a lead off walk to Ramirez Tyler Holton is in to the shortstop Baez on second and throws to first for the double play two outs base is empty O'Neal at the plate and on the ground on the left a long way to go for McKinstry in a nice play good stretch by Torkelson. Nice job by Tyler Holton head to the fifth inning in a one one game in Cleveland two quick ones here in the fifth inning for Tanner Biby who may be earning a sixth inning of work here. Maybe he can blow through this fifth inning quickly. Kerry Carpenter the batter with two down and the base is empty line drive and a base hit in the center field. Kerry Carpenter singles with two outs in the fifth inning brings up Spencer Torkelson who's been just pounded with cutters and struck out twice one cutter over the middle of the plate and one sharp and late breaking away up and in. Try the cutter again through the worst cutters of the day to Spencer Torkelson. That's why Steven Botes popped out of the dugout. They were the worst cutters of the day. Both managers not messing around Steven Bote on his way to the mound. That'll be the end of the day for Tanner Biby. It's the postseason. Unless your name is Scoble it can often be an early hook to on two outs fifth inning. Guardians are going to their bullpen. Eric Sabrowski takes over on the mound. Riley Green at the plate in the fifth inning. He inherits two runners with two men out first ball swinging. Riley Green lines it to center. And Sabrowski does it again. One pitch gets out of it. One down here's Dylan Dingler struck out and walk and that's low for the second plate appearance. Dingler walks and now left on left Zach McIntyre to the plate. Now the one to delivery swing and a miss Sabrowski strikes out McKinsey two down. Here comes voter Javier Baez coming up. Steven Bote is going to summon the right hander Hunter Gattis ground ball base hit another hit for Baez his second today. He is now four for six in the series two on two out for the Tigers. Another opportunity with a man in scoring position there one for seven today with runners in scoring position two for 15 in the series in the air to center up into the sun in the breeze. What could have been an extra base hit to Lauder stuck with it on this tough tough day for any outfielder. It's the third out of the six Torres is aboard. Here's Gary Carpenter the D.H. one for three a single three to pitch and swing a ground ball up the middle and in the center field the base hit River Torres is going to round second head to third up with the ball. Schneeman he's got no play runners at the corners and nobody out on the seventh inning Kerry Carpenter puts runners at the corners of the single Torkelson at the plate kind of like this matchup. It's been a struggle for Tork in these first two games but but this is a fly ball pitcher and Tork knows how to get the ball in the air. He popped it up looked like a hangar and he got under it Kwan calls off Arias to make the catch. No chance for the runners to try to advance a big first out made by Torkelson. And once again Stephen Vogt will call on a lefty to face Riley Green and Jamai Jones up to pinch hit for Riley Green against Tim Heron. Jones had a big two out two run single against Boston on September 27th to send Detroit to the postseason. The Tigers won for nine with men in scoring position. Well this happened because the pitch before he got the call Heron did on the one before to make it a three to count anything low. Now you've got to swing at it and God is fired up. He knows you Joe. And now it's up to the switch hitter Wenzel Pérez. Swing never shows emotion pumping his fist screaming coming off the mound. What an incredible job by the Cleveland bullpen here in the seventh. So McKinstry is aboard with a one out walk here in the eighth inning. Here's Harvey Baez. Balls hit down to third. Ramirez good strong throw to get Baez and McKinstry is in a scoring position. Can they finally get another hit to the runner in scoring position there one for eleven Baez had the only hit critical spot. Steven Votes going to hand the ball to his closer who's been like South last month. Kate Smith Meadows chance to be a hero perhaps to deliver a hit that sends them on to the next round. Here's Kate Smith from the set. He lets it rip. Got him swinging wicked split finger and Kate Smith makes quick work of it and will go to the bottom of the eighth inning. One down. Here's Brian Roccio over to Hillman left handed swing and hit a ton deep right field a chance. Sunday game winner off the solo shot to the seats in right and Cleveland's got a two to one lead bottom of the eighth inning. Well Brian Roccio was big in the October playoffs a year ago. He's responded today. Well you had a feeling Todd that Detroit all these opportunities was giving Cleveland the chance. And now if their pitcher Kate Smith can hold off Detroit to the ninth we'll have a game three here tomorrow. Top of the order Steven Bond. Now a chance for some insurance. This is the Guardians team that we know before they find a way it isn't pretty but it's usually right on time. That was the first at bat of this game with a runner in scoring position for the Guardians Schneeman the double to bring in Kwan back to back doubles. A.J. Hinch walks Jose Ramirez and will make a pitching change whereas Brent Herter the lefty they intentionally walked Ramirez as you might expect. So he's at first name and it's second Manzano 0 for one in his career against Herter off the end of the bat to the second baseman Torres throw to first and Torkelson got there almost got tangled up with Herter covering so they get the out at first the runners move up now to man in scoring position. Here's Bo Naylor trying to remove all doubt 0 for three everybody on their feet to pitch in the air and a five eight and Cleveland over the six to one lead. We've been talking about shadows. I don't think they care about their unleashing here in the eighth inning and I'll bring up Gabrielle Arias first career postseason homer for Naylor Arias hits a ground ball to second he's thrown out by Torres who won an amazing turn of events. Kate Smith all of a sudden working with a five run lead you're blown away. You've been watching this whole game and no runs have been scored in the next day you know all it takes is one half hearted swing by Gleyber Torres. Kate Smith struck out Meadows to end the eight get Gleyber Torres on a weak ground up to start the night walked Carpenter hit Torkelson who's OK. Yesterday his inning was scoreless but he hit a batter and walked a batter to get it started and then had to work out of it. So some early command issues yesterday and they flared up again here today. Now the payoff got him looking strike three called on a heater. Not sure what Malloy was looking for there to down tigers down in their last strike. Windsell Perez 0 for four ground ball up the middle. Tried to field it with one hand and he kicked it. So an error on Rocchio when it looked like it was going to be ball game over. Steven Vought raving about how great the middle infield defense has been over the second half run. And now all of a sudden the tying run is in the on deck circle would be a Tigers Guardians game without a little theatrics here at the Dingler the batter. Now this crowd feels like they can breathe again. Elimination Day is hard on everybody. The one to pitch swing and a liner to first caught on a leap by Kaifus ballgame. There will be a game three six to one. Cleveland wins it. But the ninth was anything but easy. Kaifus had to leave his feet and Cleveland with a five run eight has forced a game three tomorrow.