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The Detroit Tigers have a big home series coming up against the Cleveland Guardians, but first they’ll have the day off on Monday, Sept. 15.
The Tigers are hosting the Guardians in a three-game series from Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 16-18, at Comerica Park in Detroit with a chance to win the American League Central Division race. A series sweep would give the Tigers (85-65) the title for the first time since 2014 since they would own the tiebreaker against the Guardians (78-71) by winning the season series.
But even one or two wins in the series would still be helpful for the Tigers’ odds at winning the division, which according to FanGraphs are at 98.3% as of Monday morning.
Here’s what you need to know about the Tigers’ upcoming series against the Guardians.
The Tigers have an off day on Monday before resuming play with a three-game home series against the Guardians starting on Tuesday.
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Time: 6:40 p.m. ET.
Location: Comerica Park, Detroit.
How to watch Tigers vs Guardians
The Tigers are kicking off a three-game series against the division rival Guardians on Tuesday, with all three games scheduled to air on FanDuel Sports Network.
First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET.
Channel: FSND.
Streaming: FanDuel TV+, Fubo.
Radio: WXYT-FM 97.1.
All games airing on FSND can be streamed on the FanDuel Sports app and on Fubo, which carries FSND.
Rest of the series start timesTuesday: 6:40 p.m. ET (FSND).Wednesday: 6:40 p.m. ET (FSND, FS1).Thursday: 1:10 p.m. ET (FSND).Tigers magic number
Following a 2-0 win over the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park in Miami on Sunday, Sept. 14, the Tigers’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot is currently at 6.
The Tigers’ magic number to clinch a division title is 7 ahead of Tuesday’s game, which means the Tigers could clinch both a playoff berth and a division title this week. The Tigers will win the AL Central with a sweep of Cleveland, since they would seal the tiebreaker against the Guardians by winning the head-to-head season series. The Tigers currently lead the 13-game season series, 4-3. The Tigers would have 88 wins with a series sweep; the Guardians would have 10 games left with the most wins they could get also being 88.
Tigers vs Guardians pitching matchup
The Tigers are pitching their three most-used starters against the Guardians, with lefty ace Tarik Skubal, back from an injury scare, set to pitch in the series finale Thursday in a potential division-clinching game.
Tuesday: Tigers RHP Casey Mize vs Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo.Wendesday: Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty vs Guardians TBD.Thursday: Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal vs Guardians TBD.
Tigers schedule to end 2025 regular season
The Tigers have 12 games remaining in the regular season:
vs Guardians (Sept. 16-18).vs Braves (Sept. 19-21).at Guardians (Sept. 23-25).at Red Sox (Sept. 26-28).When do the MLB playoffs 2025 begin?Tuesday, Sept. 30: Wild-card Game 1s.Saturday, Oct. 4: ALDS and NLDS Game 1s.
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