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The Guardians in the Playoffs: What We Saw at the Wild Card Series

The Cleveland Guardians will continue in the American League Wild Card series on Wednesday afternoon following a loss in Game 1.

by Cleveland Magazine Staff | Oct. 1, 2025 | 9:55 AM

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW CHASNEY

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW CHASNEY

Coming off of a historic comeback at the tail end of the 2025 baseball season, the Guardians enthusiastically entered Major League Baseball's postseason, facing off against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday for Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.  

Fans showed up early, cheering on the team at its home stadium of Progressive Field on a sunny, breezy fall day.

Though the team got off to a hard start in the series with a 2-1 loss, Cleveland fans showed up in force and created brought plenty of energy to the stadium during the afternoon game.

Game 2 starts on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 1:08 p.m.

Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025
Cleveland Guardians Playoff Wild Card 2025

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