MLB wild-card series Day 1: Live updates, lineups, analysis - ESPN

Let the MLB playoffs begin!

After a wild conclusion to the regular season, all eight wild-card teams are in action Tuesday as the best-of-three round begins — with division rivalries dotting this year's matchups.

The American League Central champion Cleveland Guardians and the team they beat for the crown, the Detroit Tigers, get things started. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees renew their own rivalry in the later AL matchup.

In the National League, the San Diego Padres visit «The Friendly Confines» for a showdown with the Chicago Cubs. Afterward, the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers host a Cincinnati Reds team that secured the final playoff spot on the last day of the regular season.

We've got you covered with pregame lineups, sights and sounds from the ballparks and postgame takeaways as each Day 1 matchup ends.

Key links: Megapreview | Passan's take | Bracket | Schedule

Jump to lineups for each matchup:
DET-CLE | SD-CHC | BOS-NYY | CIN-LAD

We've got you covered with all the best moments from the ballparks on the first day of the playoffs.

Follow live with pitch-by-pitch coverage

1 p.m. ET on ESPN

Game 1 starters: Tarik Skubal vs. Gavin Williams

Lineups

Tigers

1. Parker Meadows (L) CF
2. Gleyber Torres ® 2B
3. Kerry Carpenter (L) DH
4. Spencer Torkelson ® 1B
5. Riley Greene (L) LF
6. Wenceel Perez (S) RF
7. Dillon Dingler ® C
8. Zach McKinstry (L) 3B
9. Javier Baez ® SS

Guardians

1. Steven Kwan (L) LF
2. Angel Martinez (S) CF
3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
4. Johnathan Rodriguez ® RF
5. Kyle Manzardo (L) DH
6. Gabriel Arias ® SS
7. Brayan Rocchio (S) 2B
8. Jhonkensy Noel ® 1B
9. Austin Hedges ® C

3 p.m. ET on ABC

Game 1 starters: Nick Pivetta vs. Matthew Boyd

Lineups

Padres

1. Fernando