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

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.