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How to watch ALDS Game 5 matchup

Vaseline October 12, 2024

Game 5 of the American League Division Series pits division rivals against each other as the Detroit Tigers take on the Cleveland Guardians.

And the stakes couldn’t be higher. The winner moves on; the loser goes home.

Despite not being home for the elimination game, the Tigers are in a comfortable spot. Tarik Skubal, their left-handed starting pitcher and the likely winner of the AL Cy Young Award, will take the mound five days after limiting the Guardians to three hits in seven scoreless innings.

After ultimately missing 20 consecutive innings without a point, the Guardians avoided elimination with a 5-4 victory in Detroit on Thursday. David Fry played hero with a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh inning to erase a one-run deficit. Fry later executed a suicide squeeze that scored Brayan Rocchio with a key insurance run.

The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to the AL championship series against the New York Yankees, who eliminated the Kansas City Royals in four games in their ALDS.

USA TODAY Sports provides the latest updates, highlights, wild action, analysis and more as the Tigers-Guardians game unfolds. Follow along.

When is Tigers-Guardians ALDS Game 5?

First pitch is scheduled for 1:08 PM ET on Saturday, October 12 from Progressive Field in Cleveland.

How to watch Tigers-Guardians ALDS Game 5

The game will be broadcast on TBS and Max.

How to stream Tigers-Guardians ALDS Game 5

The game can be streamed using Sling.

According to BetMGM MLB odds, the Detroit Tigers are the favorites to beat the Cleveland Guardians in Saturday’s ALDS Game 5. Do you want to bet? Check out the best gambling apps in 2024 with the best gambling promotions and bonuses.

Spread: Tigers (-1.5)
Moneyline: Tigers (-125), Guards (+105)
Top/bottom: 6

Game 1: Guards 7, Tigers 0
Game 2: Tigers 3, Guards 0
Game 3: Tigers 3, Guards 0
Game 4: Guards 5, Tigers 4
Game 5: In Cleveland, 1:08 PM ET

Tarik Skubal will get the start for Detroit. The left-hander went 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts in 192 regular season innings. This will be Skubal’s third postseason start of 2024, and he has yet to allow a run in 13 innings with 14 strikeouts and just one walk. He muzzled the Guardians in Game 2 of the ALDS, pitching seven innings and allowing three hits with eight strikeouts. He plated the first 13 batters he faced.

Cleveland is coming along Matthew Boydwho made only eight starts in the regular season but excelled. After missing more than a year due to injury, Boyd returned to the mound in August and compiled a 2-2 record with a 2.72 ERA in 39 2/3 innings with the Guardians. He faced off against his friend and former Tigers teammate Tarik Skubal in Game 2 of the ALDS, holding Detroit scoreless in 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts.