For Jack Flaherty, last year's ring is tucked away. The fire still burns. Now, in a Tigers uniform, he takes the mound in Cleveland with Detroit’s playoff hopes hanging on his arm.

The Guardians tied their series with the Tigers on Wednesday. On Thursday, they turn to Slade Cecconi to start.

The Cleveland Guardians are still alive, thanks to an unlikely hero, a wild eighth inning and a fantastic effort from the bullpen.

On the brink of elimination against the Detroit Tigers in the AL wild-card series, the Cleveland Guardians’ offense exploded for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday in Game 2, supplying all the scoring required for a 6-1 victory to force a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday.

A two-homer, five-run eighth inning helped the Guardians break a 1-1 tie and beat the Tigers in a must-win game. Here's what you missed.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is drawing on his postseason experience as Cleveland prepares for a win-or-go-home Game 2 in its American League wild card series against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field.

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