The Cleveland Guardians made things look easy against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, winning Game 1 of the best-of-five American League Divisional Series 7-0 .
Things will be a little tougher for the Guardians on Monday. Taking the mound for Detroit is starting pitcher Tarik Skubal , the potential American League Cy Young Award winner. The Guardians will counter with Matthew Boyd .
The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Skubal was 18-4 this season with a 2.39 ERA. He was the American League leader in strikeouts with 228 in 192 innings pitched.
Boyd started eight games for the Guardians this season. The former Tigers pitcher was 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA. He struck out 46 batters in 39.2 innings pitched.
Here's how to watch the game on television and listen on the radio:
What time is the Guardians game today?
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Time: 4:08 p.m.
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Date: Monday, Oct. 7
What channel are the Guardians on Monday? TV channel, live stream
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TV:There are options. Game 1 will air on TBS, truTV and on the streaming service Max.
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Announcers:Brian Anderson and Jeff Francoeur in the booth and Lauren Jbara reporting from the field.
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Livestream: On Sling TV .
Guardians vs Tigers playoff schedule
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Game 1: Guardians 7, Tiger 0
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Game 2: Tigers at Guardians, Monday, Oct. 7, 4:08 p,.m.
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Game 3: Guardians at Tigers, Wednesday, Oct. 9, TBD
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Game 4: Guardians at Tigers, Thursday, Oct. 10, TBD*
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Game 5: Tigers vs. Guardians, Saturday, Oct. 12, TBD*
*if necessary
Cleveland Guardians on radio
The Guardians Radio Network has two local flagship stations — AM-1100 WTAM and FM-100.7 WMMS. Find a full list of Guardians radio stations here .
Announcers:Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus and Andre Knott.
Tigers vs Guardians betting odds, spread
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ODDS: Tigers by 1.5 runs
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O/U: 6 runs
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Moneyline: Guardians +105, Tigers -125
Odds via BetMGM on Monday morning. Find our predictions for the game here .
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Watch Guardians vs Tigers game Monday: Channel, time, streaming info

