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Cleveland Guardians 3
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Detroit Tigers 2
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Match Report

José Ramírez's home run leads Guardians past Tigers 3-2

— José Ramírez bounced back from one of the worst games of his career with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday.

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Top Performers

CLE

  • Mike Zunino C H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Andres Gimenez SS H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Myles Straw CF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

DET

  • Kerry Carpenter RF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Zach McKinstry RF H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 1
  • Riley Greene LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Spencer Torkelson 1B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1

Head to Head

DET wins series 2-1

Injuries

Detroit Tigers

  • Reese Olson 60-Day-IL
  • Kerry Carpenter 60-Day-IL
  • Burch Smith 60-Day-IL
  • Parker Meadows 60-Day-IL
  • Wenceel Perez 60-Day-IL

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Lineups

DET

  1. 0Nick Maton2B
  2. 31Riley GreeneDH
  3. 28Javier BaezSS
  4. 30Kerry CarpenterRF
  5. 25Akil BaddooCF
  6. 20Spencer Torkelson1B
  7. 26Tyler Nevin3B
  8. 18Eric HaaseC
  9. 8Matt VierlingCF

Substitutes

  1. 39Zach McKinstryLF

CLE

  1. 38Steven KwanLF
  2. 0Andres Gimenez2B
  3. 11Jose Ramirez3B
  4. 56Josh BellDH
  5. 12Josh Naylor1B
  6. 7Will BrennanRF
  7. 43Gabriel AriasSS
  8. 10Mike ZuninoC
  9. 3Myles StrawCF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    40715 8th Inning
  17. Play Result 3-2

    McKinstry homered to right (363 feet).

    40715 8th Inning
  18. Home Run 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    40715 8th Inning
  19. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    40715 8th Inning
  20. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40715 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40976 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40976 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    40976 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    41003 7th Inning
  27. Play Result 3-1

    Torkelson homered to left center (417 feet).

    41003 7th Inning
  28. Home Run 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41003 7th Inning
  29. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41003 7th Inning
  30. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41003 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    40360 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40360 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  41. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    33732 6th Inning
  42. Play Result 3-0

    Ramírez homered to right (392 feet), Kwan scored and Giménez scored.

    33732 6th Inning
  43. Home Run 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33732 6th Inning
  44. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    33732 6th Inning
  45. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33732 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 6th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 6th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 6th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 6th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33732 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 4th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 4th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 4th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33732 4th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33732 4th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33732 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 3-2

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    41743 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 3-2

    Haase flied out to left.

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Fly Out 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Eric Haase

    41743 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    41743 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 3-2

    Nevin flied out to right.

    41743 9th Inning
  8. Fly Out 3-2

    Pitch 11 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  18. Strike Looking 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  19. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Tyler Nevin

    41743 9th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    41743 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 3-2

    Torkelson lined out to right.

    41743 9th Inning
  22. Line Out 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Spencer Torkelson

    41743 9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    41743 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 3-2

    Baddoo singled to left, Carpenter to second.

    41743 9th Inning
  27. Single 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  30. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  31. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Akil Baddoo

    41743 9th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    41743 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 3-2

    Carpenter singled to center.

    41743 9th Inning
  34. Single 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  36. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  37. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Kerry Carpenter

    41743 9th Inning
  39. Play Result 3-2

    Clase relieved Karinchak

    41743 9th Inning
  40. Start Inning 3-2

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning

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