The Central Division champion Guardians fell to 2-9 in winner-take-all postseason contests. Dingler’s 401-foot shot off Joey Cantillo (0-1) reached the bleachers in left-center field with his first career postseason hit, giving Detroit a 2-1 lead. Tigers starter Flaherty allowed one run on three hits over 4 2/3 innings, walking two with four strikeouts. In Game 1, Tarik Skubal had a wild-card record 14 strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings as the Tigers held on for a 2-1 win. Homers by Rocchio and Bo Naylor in a five-run eighth inning that gave the Guardians a 6-1 victory in Game 2.