“Cleveland Guardians face division rivals in ALDS”

A year ago, many in baseball considered the American League Central to be one of the worst divisions in the MLB. Now at least two teams from the division will play in the 2024 ALDS.

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Houston Astors in Game 2 of the ALWS, meaning they will travel to Progressive Field to face the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS.

MLB announced the start times for Games 1 and 2 of the Division Series on Tuesday evening. Game 1 takes place on Saturday at 1:08 p.m. EST and Game 2 takes place on Monday at 4:08 p.m. EST.

The matchup between Detroit and Cleveland is bound to be good considering how similar the two rosters are. Every team is full of young players looking to make a big breakthrough for the first time in the postseason.

Additionally, both teams know each other incredibly well, having played against each other eleven times during the regular season. The Guardians may have won the season series against the Tigers with a record of 7-6, but this is a Detroit team you shouldn't mess with.

Detroit is easily the hottest team in baseball right now and has a similar vibe to last year's World Series champion Texas Rangers.

Postseason success has a lot to do with who gets hot at the right time, and the Tigers certainly have the magic to make it deep into October. Can the Guardians top them?