Major League Baseball

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Cleveland Guardians 4
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Match Report

Will Brennan's 2-run double in the 8th gives the Guardians a 4-1 win over Detroit and a DH split

— Will Brennan hit a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland’s four-run eighth inning, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night for a doubleheader split.

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Top Performers

DET

  • Riley Greene LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Kerry Carpenter RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Matt Vierling CF H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Spencer Torkelson 1B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Kole Calhoun RF H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Steven Kwan LF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Andres Gimenez SS H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

DET wins series 3-1

Injuries

Cleveland Guardians

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

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

Lineups

Confirmed

CLE

  1. Steven KwanLF38
  2. Jose RamirezDH11
  3. Andres Gimenez2B0
  4. Oscar GonzalezRF39
  5. Kole Calhoun1B56
  6. Brayan RocchioSS4
  7. Will BrennanRF7
  8. Gabriel Arias3B43
  9. Zack CollinsC32

Substitutes

  1. Ramon LaureanoCF5
  2. Myles StrawPR3
  3. Bo NaylorC14

DET

  1. Akil BaddooLF25
  2. Riley GreeneDH31
  3. Spencer Torkelson1B20
  4. Kerry CarpenterRF30
  5. Andy Ibanez2B77
  6. Javier BaezSS28
  7. Zach McKinstryLF39
  8. Zack Short3B40
  9. Eric HaaseC18

Substitutes

  1. Matt VierlingCF8
  2. Nick Maton2B0

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  5. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    31673 8th Inning
  6. Play Result 1-4

    Arias singled to right, Brennan scored.

    31673 8th Inning
  7. Single 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31673 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    31673 8th Inning
  10. Play Result 1-3

    Brennan doubled to center, Calhoun scored and Rocchio scored.

    31673 8th Inning
  11. Double 1-3

    Pitch 8 : Ball In Play

    31673 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    31673 8th Inning
  16. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    31673 8th Inning
  17. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    31673 8th Inning
  18. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31673 8th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    31673 8th Inning
  20. Play Result 1-1

    Rocchio singled to center, Gonzalez scored, Calhoun to second.

    31673 8th Inning
  21. Single 1-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31673 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  23. Strike Swinging 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    31673 8th Inning
  24. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31673 8th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41225 8th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4917779 7th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4917779 7th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4917779 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    4917779 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41385 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41385 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41385 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41385 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4917779 6th Inning
  40. Foul Out 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4204524 6th Inning
  41. Foul Out 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40927 5th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40927 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40927 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4204524 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4204524 5th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4204524 5th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40927 4th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4204524 4th Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    4204524 4th Inning
  50. Play Result 1-0

    Ibañez doubled to right, Greene scored.

    4204524 4th Inning
  51. Double 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4204524 4th Inning
  52. Strike Looking 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4204524 4th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4204524 4th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4204524 4th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40927 3rd Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40927 3rd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4204524 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4204524 3rd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40927 2nd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40927 2nd Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    41743 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 1-4

    Short grounded out to third.

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Zack Short

    41743 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    41743 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 1-4

    McKinstry grounded out to second.

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Ground Out 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Zach McKinstry

    41743 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    41743 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 1-4

    Báez flied out to center.

    41743 9th Inning
  16. Fly Out 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  18. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Javier Baez

    41743 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 1-4

    Clase relieved De Los Santos

    41743 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 1-4

    Brennan in right field.

    9th Inning
  23. Play Result 1-4

    Laureano in center field.

    9th Inning
  24. Start Inning 1-4

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Inning 1-4

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    31673 8th Inning
  27. Play Result 1-4

    Bo Naylor grounded out to first.

    31673 8th Inning
  28. Ground Out 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    31673 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  30. Automatic Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Automatic Ball 3

    31673 8th Inning
  31. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    31673 8th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31673 8th Inning
  33. Play Result 1-4

    Arias caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.

    31673 8th Inning
  34. Caught Stealing 1-4

    Arias caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.

    31673 8th Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    31673 8th Inning
  36. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31673 8th Inning
  37. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Jose Cisnero pitches to Bo Naylor

    31673 8th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    31673 8th Inning
  39. Play Result 1-4

    Arias singled to right, Brennan scored.

    31673 8th Inning
  40. Single 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31673 8th Inning

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