Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers
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Jo Adell homers and Angel Martínez gets 3 hits as Guardians hold off Tigers 6-4
The Guardians (59-62) are 7-1 against the Tigers this season and have won 12 of the past 14 meetings between the AL Central rivals.
The Tigers (59-61) had won three straight and eight of 10 overall. They were trying to reach .500 for the first time since they were 18-18 on May 4.
Foster Griffin (13-4) allowed three runs — one earned — on four hits and a walk in five innings. He improved to 1-1 in two outings with Cleveland since arriving from Washington in a trade-deadline deal. The rookie left-hander had lost his previous two starts, giving up 11 runs in 9 1/3 innings.
Cade Smith got four outs for his 31st save this season, including five against the Tigers.
Framber Valdez (7-8) took the loss, yielding four runs on six hits and five walks in 5 2/3 innings.
The Guardians scored twice in the first on a run-scoring double play and an RBI double by Martínez, but the Tigers tied it in the bottom half. An error by third baseman José Ramírez gave them a runner at first with two outs before Hao-Yu Lee and Spencer Torkelson hit back-to-back doubles to make it 2-all.
Detroit took a 3-2 lead on Gleyber Torres' homer in the third, but Adell put the Guardians back in front with a two-run homer in the fifth. Adell is hitting .129 (4 for 31) against the Tigers this season with three home runs.
Cleveland made it 6-3 with a two-out rally against Enmanuel De Jesus in the seventh. Angel Genoa grounded an RBI double just inside first base to score Martínez, and Austin Hedges followed with an RBI single.
Kevin McGonigle scored on a wild pitch in the eighth, narrowing the margin to 6-4, but Smith struck out rookie Max Clark in a 12-pitch at-bat to end the inning.
The Tigers put two runners aboard in the ninth, but Cleveland shortstop Brayan Rocchio made a jumping throw from deep in the hole to retire McGonigle and end the game.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | McGonigle grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Dingler struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Torres singled to right, Báez to second. |
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9th Inning | Outman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Báez singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Rocchio lined out to right. |
Statistics
 CLE |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 7 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 23 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 163 | Pitches | 170 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 7.0 | Runs Created | 3.6 |
| .270 | Batting Average | .200 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .459 | Slugging Percentage | .343 |
| .378 | Secondary Average | .229 |
| .400 | On Base Percentage | .282 |
| .859 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .625 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 6.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.4 |
| 43.0 | Batter Rating | 28.0 |
| 37.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 35.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.62 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.36 |
| .189 | Isolated Power | .143 |
| 1.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.27 |
| .156 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .077 |
| .108 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .029 |
| 11.0 | Runs Produced | 7.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 91.0 | MLB Rating | 76.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 31,400 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland |
- | 75 | W6 | 0.522293 | 82 |
 Chicago |
1 | 76 | W3 | 0.51592356 | 81 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
| Detroit |
9 | 85 | L2 | 0.4654088 | 74 |
 Kansas City |
15 | 90 | L5 | 0.42675158 | 67 |