Tigers vs. Guardians, American League Division Series

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Josh Naylor draws a full count before retiring Keith at second base for the final out as the Tigers are down again in this crucial Game 4.

Ramirez ends the cold streak with a big home run swing, the Guardians take a 2-1 lead

Tyler Holton replaced Olson on the mound to start the fifth inning while getting Kwan to fly out to left field for the first out. Manzardo goes to first base for another quick out, but Ramirez finally gets a hit and it's a deep ball to left field that leaves the yard for a home run. Ramirez sent that conversion 418 feet downfield as the Guardians answered and regained the lead.

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Greene hits a high fastball that drops to center field for a single, but Keith looks at strike three for the first out. Torkelson hits a chopper to Gimenez for a 4-6-3 double play that quickly ends the inning.

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Gimenez tries to catch a bunt on the first pitch putt that takes him to Torkelson in foul territory for the first out, then Bo Naylor hits to Keith at second base. Rocchio then struck out to four of a kind in deep right center field as this could be Olson's final inning as he gave up one run with four strikeouts.

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The Tigers return to the top of the batting order when Meadows makes a groundout against Gimenez, then Carpenter can't keep his momentum going on a low curveball that gets blocked in the dirt and thrown for the second out. Vierling hits a grounder to Rocchio for the third time, as Bibee hasn't allowed a hit since that mound visit in the second inning.

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Manzardo hit a grounder to Sweeney for the first out, then Ramirez's troubles continued when he hit a grounder to Torkelson at first base. Josh Naylor hits a single to right field, then Thomas hits a liner that drops to center field for consecutive singles with two outs. Olson gets a mound visit, then Brennan draws a full count before hitting a low curveball for the final out.

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Jake Rogers swings at the first pitch and it's a liner to right to stop Rocchio, then Rocchio quickly throws to second base to get Torkelson out for the double play to end the inning. The Tigers' bases were loaded with no outs and they only got one run, but the game is tied and there will be no shutout tonight.

Sweeney hit the sac fly as the Tigers tied the game at 1-1

Bibee has trouble with his PitchCom while pitching to Colt Keith and then walks Keith into five pitches. Spencer Torkelson works his way from 0-2 to a full count, then hits a hit to center field as Keith moves to third base. McKinstry draws a five-pitch walk because Bibee has thrown a lot of high fastballs this inning and gets a mound visit. The bases are loaded as Sweeney hits a sacrifice fly to center field and Keith scores to put the Tigers on the field.

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Olson faced Andres Gimenez early in the second inning when Gimenez swung and missed a low slider and threw Jake Rogers to first base for the out. Bo Naylor struck out in three pitches while swinging a high fastball and missed, but Brayan Rocchio walked after getting a full count. Kwan comes up again, but this time he flies to Trey Sweeney for the third time.

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Now the Tigers have to deal with Tanner Bibee, who is making his sixth start against Detroit this season. Parker Meadows takes the lead and drops a high hit to right-center field, then storms to second base for a leadoff double. It's his sixth straight game with a hit this postseason, as Kerry Carpenter gets a full count before hitting a high fastball. Matt Vierling pops into the infield for the second out, then Greene flies to Kwan in left field for the final out.

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Will Brennan hit a grounder at third to Zach McKinstry, who got the first pitch for the final out.

Thomas hits a single, Kwan comes home and the Guardians take an early 1-0 lead

Kwan comes back and scores to left field for a single, his ninth straight game with a hit. Kyle Manzardo comes to bat and hits a sharp drive to right field for another single. Things start to look like Game 1 again when Jose Ramirez shows up. He had a quiet ALDS and it continues as he flies to Riley Greene in left field for the first time. Kwan steals the third ball as Josh Naylor swings on a changeup in the dirt and misses, then Lane Thomas hits a groundball on the first pitch for a single to right field. This marks the first time Kwan and the Guardians have scored since Game 1.

First pitch

Comerica Park is rocking and ready for Game 4 of the ALDS. Reese Olson gets the start for the Tigers and Steven Kwan continues to lead the bat for the Guardians. Olson throws a fastball for first strike and we're on our way.

Before the game

The Tigers are now just one win away from reaching the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2013, but they must defeat a Guardians team with their backs against the wall in Game 4 of the AL Divisional Series.

On Wednesday, the Tigers took a 2-1 lead after a 3-0 shutout against the Guardians. Detroit's pitching has shut out opponents 20 consecutive innings, which is a franchise record for Cleveland. All three games in this series were shutouts.

Reese Olson will start for Game 4. The right-hander provided relief in Game 1 when he replaced Tyler Holton in the first inning and gave up a three-run home run in his first pitch. But Olson was only charged with one earned run as he pitched a total of five innings with four strikeouts while giving up just three hits.

Meanwhile, the Guardians have Game 1 starter Tanner Bibee for this contest as he threw four shutout innings and six strikeouts. This will be the sixth time this season the Tigers have faced Bibee, and the Guardians are 4-1 early against Detroit.

Follow here for live updates from Detroit News staff writer Kameron Goodwill.

Tiger vs Guardian

Best of 5 series; x-if necessary; Times subject to change

All games on TBS/97.1

Series drawn, 1:1

▶ Saturday: Guardian 7-0

▶ Monday: Tigers 3-0

▶ Wednesday: Tigers 3-0

▶ Thursday: Guardians at Tigers, 6:08 p.m

▶ x-Saturday: Tigers at Guardians, 4:30 p.m

Chris McCosky asks AJ Hinch if Reese Olson will start Game 4 against the Guardians.