Reigning Cy Young Award winner Skubal (1-0) allowed one run on three hits and walked three in a 107-pitch gem. The left-hander made his third consecutive start against AL Central champion Cleveland in a 13-day span and beat them for the first time. Both Tigers runs off Guardians starter Gavin Williams (0-1) were unearned thanks to errors by Johnathan Rodriguez in the first and Jhonkensy Noel in the seventh. The Tigers got on the board in the top of the first on Spencer Torkelson’s single to left field, plating Kerry Carpenter from second. The Guardians won eight of the teams’ 13 regular-season contests after beating Detroit in five games in the 2024 AL Division Series.