The Guardians played plenty of high-intensity games against the Tigers in 2025. Tanner Bibee’s electric start in May in the first matchup between the two teams. The Tigers' deflating win over the Guardians in June that was Cleveland’s 10th straight loss.
But all of those games clearly pale in comparison to one crazy game that stands above the rest: The Guardians’ 5-2 win over the Tigers on Sept. 23 that turned the city of Cleveland into believers.
That game got some extra attention on Wednesday when MLB.com put out a story highlighting every team’s best win of 2026, where beat reporter Tim Stebbins listed that aforementioned win as Cleveland’s biggest win of the season.