DETROIT -- If the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians goes to a decisive Game 5, the Tigers have no doubts about who will take the mound: ace Tarik Skubal. But while Game 5 is clear, the Tigers’ plans for Games 3 and 4 are intentionally less certain.

The Detroit Tigers are the best underdog story in Major League Baseball’s postseason. As they return home in a tied-at-one American League Divisional Series with the Cleveland Guardians, it is justified to focus on the cardiac-kids nature of these Tigers—the Gritty Tigs, they’re being called now.

Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal was in the weight room and missed Kerry Carpenter's game-winning home run in ALDS Game 2 against the Guardians.