Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Will Vest reacts after the final out of the ninth inning of the AL wild card game 1. Joshua Gunter, cleveland.comThe Detroit Tigers’ slim lead in Game 1 of their American League Wild Card series with the Cleveland Guardians was now in the hands of Will Vest. One pitch by one pitch,” Vest said on the ESPN broadcast after earning the save in Detroit’s 2-1 victory. Just needed to get an out.”Vest took over for the final out of the eighth inning after ace starter Tarik Skubal delivered an historic performance to lead off the Tigers’ postseason run. That mark also tied the Tigers’ franchise postseason record for strikeouts in a game with Joe Coleman in the 1972 ALCS.