Division Series: Will Yankees, Tigers punch their ALCS tickets?

It’s win-or-go-home time for the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series.

In the first of two Thursday ALDS games, the Guardians will attempt to avoid seeing their season end at the hands of the surging Detroit Tigers. Then, in the late matchup, the Royals will try to keep the New York Yankees from celebrating an ALCS berth on their field in Kansas City.

We’ve got it all covered, from live updates and analysis during the games to takeaways after the final pitch to what’s next for each team.

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Today’s matchups

* All times Eastern

Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, 6:08 p.m.

Pitching matchup: Tanner Bibee (12-8, 3.47 ERA) vs. Reese Olson (4-8, 3.53 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Guardians

TBD

Tigers

Parker Meadows (L) CF
Kerry Carpenter (L) DH
Matt Vierling (R) RF
Riley Greene (L) LF
Colt Keith (L) 2B
Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B
Zach McKinstry (L) 3B
Trey Sweeney (L) SS
Jake Rogers (R) C

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, 8:08 p.m.

Pitching matchup: Gerrit Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA) vs. Michael Wacha (13-8, 3.35 ERA)

Starting lineups:

Yankees

TBD

Royals

Michael Massey (L) 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS
Vinnie Pasquantino (L) DH
Salvador Perez (R) C
Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B
MJ Melendez (L) LF
Tommy Pham (R) RF
Kyle Isbel (L) CF
Maikel Garcia (R) 3B

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