Bibee will start Thursday in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
Bibee will be on regular rest after tossing 4.2 shutout frames in Game 1, so he was the obvious call for the Guardians in Game 4. The Tigers used an opener in Game 1 and have not yet announced their Game 4 starter.
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Guardians' Jhonkensy Noel: Absent from Game 3 lineup
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Noel is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 3 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
Noel started each of the first two games of the series but went 0-for-4 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch. In Game 3 he will yield right field to Will Brennan, who is batting seventh for the Guardians.
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Monday that Cobb will start Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALDS in Detroit, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Cobb was added to the roster prior to the ALDS after missing the end of the regular season with a blister on his pitching hand, and the Guardians will rely on him to be part of their rotation for the series. The veteran right-hander was limited to just three starts during the regular season due to injury but posted a 2.76 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 10:3 K:BB over 16.1 innings. It's unclear what kind of workload Cobb might be able to handle in Game 3, but Cleveland is unlikely to count on him to work deep into the contest.
The Guardians added Martinez to their ALDS roster Monday.
He's an injury replacement for Tyler Freeman (oblique). Martinez slashed .232/.298/.338 with three homers and three steals over 43 games with the Guardians this season. The switch hitter should serve as a backup at several positions.
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Guardians' Tyler Freeman: Removed from ALDS roster
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The Guardians removed Freeman from their ALDS roster Monday due to a strained left oblique.
Freeman suffered the injury during a recent simulated game. He will not be eligible for the ALCS, should the Guardians advance. Freeman could potentially return for the World Series, although it's unclear whether he'll be healthy enough to do so. Angel Martinez will take over Freeman's roster spot.
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Guardians' Will Brennan: Out of lineup again in Game 2
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Brennan is not in the lineup Monday for Game 2 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
With southpaw Tarik Skubal on the bump for the Tigers, the left-handed hitting Brennan will begin the contest on the bench. He didn't start against lefty opener Tyler Holton in Game 1, either, nor did he enter versus any of the three righties the Tigers used after Holton. Jhonkensy Noel is getting the call again in right field for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Out of Game 2 lineup
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Naylor is absent from the lineup Monday for Game 2 of the ALDS versus the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
He went hitless but caught a shutout in Game 1. With left-hander Tarik Skubal on the hill for the Tigers, Naylor will yield to Austin Hedges at catcher.
