MLBLIVE
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/07/2024
 
MLBLIVE
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1117 - TUESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (21-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1
Cleveland Guardians (16-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Tigers Edge Past Guardians, 2-1
Cleveland wasted a solid 6-inning effort from starting pitcher Mike Clevinger, losing to Detroit, 2-1, at Progressive Field. Nick Anderson picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-2. Daniel Espino was tagged with the loss. Zack Hess locked down his 5th save.

Runs were few and far between in this one. So, Eugenio Suarez's at-bat with one out in the top of the eighth was crucial. The Detroit third baseman hit a sacrifice fly, to give his team a 2-1 lead.

"Bottom line," said Cleveland skipper Brad Mills, "we didn't play well enough to win."

The Tigers now own a record of 21-15.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .282 1 13
I. Paredes 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .322 5 16
E. Suarez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .246 11 24
C. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 5 27
T. Casas 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .232 3 10
K. Bryant RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .278 3 15
Z. Collins DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .205 2 4
   a-A. Vaughn DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 2 3
W. Astudillo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .231 2 7
   b-J. Rogers C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 3 11
E. Bradfield Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 1 10
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 12 13      
a - A. Vaughn inserted as DH in the 9th
b - J. Rogers substituted for W. Astudillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Casas (3, 2nd Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Bryant 2 (8, 2nd Inning off M. Clevinger, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Espino, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Garcia , I. Paredes , T. Casas 2 , K. Bryant 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Astudillo 2 , E. Bradfield Jr.
Sac Fly: E. Suarez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Bracho DH 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 .308 2 10
K. Plawecki C 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .254 1 8
J. Bauers LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .292 2 13
   a-O. Mercado PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 0 14
M. Haniger CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .316 8 19
   b-T. Grisham PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185 1 8
R. Tellez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 7 .259 7 17
W. Castro 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .277 2 16
F. Lindor SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .208 2 14
B. Ramos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 0 0
J. Engelmann RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 0 5
Totals 34 1 7 1 8 15 28      
a - O. Mercado pinch hit for J. Bauers in the 8th
b - T. Grisham pinch hit for M. Haniger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bauers (8, 5th Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Engelmann (4, 6th Inning off R. O'Brien, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Tellez (7, 4th Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Plawecki , J. Bauers 3 , R. Tellez 4 , W. Castro , J. Engelmann 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Plawecki , R. Tellez 2 , B. Ramos , J. Engelmann
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bauers (3) , M. Haniger (1) , W. Castro (3)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skubal 4.2 5 1 1 6 7 1 98 2.66   
R. O'Brien 0.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.33   
Y. Matsui 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.94   
N. Anderson W (1-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 1.23   
B. Falter H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
Z. Hess SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skubal 51
Batters Faced: T. Skubal 25, R. O'Brien 5, Y. Matsui 2, N. Anderson 6, B. Falter 1, Z. Hess 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skubal 2-5, R. O'Brien 0-0, Y. Matsui 0-1, N. Anderson 1-1, B. Falter 0-0, Z. Hess 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skubal 98-57, R. O'Brien 22-14, Y. Matsui 6-4, N. Anderson 23-16, B. Falter 6-4, Z. Hess 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. O'Brien 3-0 , Y. Matsui 3-0 , B. Falter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clevinger 6.0 2 1 1 3 8 0 92 2.96   
D. Espino L (1-2) 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 37 2.89   
P. Maton 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clevinger 69
Batters Faced: M. Clevinger 23, D. Espino 10, P. Maton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clevinger 3-7, D. Espino 2-2, P. Maton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clevinger 92-55, D. Espino 37-29, P. Maton 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Maton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Clevinger
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 33656
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