Weather issue pushes Tigers-Guardians to earlier Game 5 start

The decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and host Cleveland Guardians has been moved to 1:08 p.m. ET on Saturday because of a forecast for inclement weather, Major League Baseball announced Friday.The game initially was scheduled for 8:08 p.m. It will be televised on TBS and Max.Cleveland forced a fifth game in the best-of-five series by defeating the host Tigers 5-4 on Thursday.The Tigers are scheduled to start left-hander Tarik Skubal (18-4, 2.39 regular season). Skubal is 1-0 in two postseason starts — a 3-0 victory over the Guardians in Game 2 on Monday and a victory over the Houston Astros in the wild-card round — with a 0.00 ERA with seven hits and one walk allowed and 14 strikeouts in 13 innings.

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