Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians
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Tigers beat Guardians 4-2 to end 8-game skid and move back into tie for AL Central lead
Detroit and Cleveland are 86-73 with three games left to play. The Guardians hold the tiebreaker after going 8-5 in the season series.
The Tigers head to Boston, where the Red Sox have a one-game lead for the AL's second wild card. The Guardians will host Texas, which has lost nine of 10.
Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also homered off Cleveland starter Parker Messick (3-1).
Brant Hurter (4-3) got the win, and Will Vest picked up his 22nd save in 29 opportunities.
Troy Melton allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings in what was a bullpen game for the Tigers.
C.J. Kayfus and José Ramírez had RBI doubles for the Guardians, who are 18-6 in September.
Messick allowed four runs in five innings, snapping a 19-game streak where Cleveland's starting rotation had allowed two or fewer runs in 19 consecutive games, which matched the 2019 Tampa Bay Rays and 1916 New York Giants for the second-longest streak since the mound was moved.
Guardians: RHP Slade Cecconi (7-6, 4.15 ERA) takes the mound on Friday against Texas.
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- TV Channel: Tigers at Guardians 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.TV.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Naylor struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Naylor hit for Noel |
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9th Inning | Martínez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Arias struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Vest relieved Finnegan |
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9th Inning | Malloy as designated hitter. |
Statistics
 DET |
 CLE |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 32 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 159 | Pitches | 112 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.7 | Runs Created | 1.3 |
| .229 | Batting Average | .156 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .514 | Slugging Percentage | .250 |
| .400 | Secondary Average | .156 |
| .325 | On Base Percentage | .206 |
| .839 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .456 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.3 |
| 35.0 | Batter Rating | 19.0 |
| 11.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.98 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.29 |
| .286 | Isolated Power | .094 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .125 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
| .171 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 84.8 | MLB Rating | 67.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 30,942 | Capacity: