We are about to watch the crucial game in the American League Division Series between the Guardians and Tigers.
The odds are already on the side of the Tigers, as MLB teams heading home with the series tied 1-1 have won 66% of the time under the current five-game series format. The Guardians’ chances to flip that script revolve around finding a way to win today, as game-three winners in five-game series go on to win 73% of the time. So, how can the Guardians’ win today?
1. Filter Out the Mental and Physical Noise
It’s probably good for the Guardians that they had an extra day to distance themselves from Emmanuel Clase giving up the first three-run home run in his career in the worst possible time and their offense’s inability to solve Tarik Skubal and the Tigers’ bullpen.