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Bailey, Cantillo lead Guardians to four-game series sweep with 3-1 win over reeling Tigers

DETROIT — Patrick Bailey hit a solo home run, Joey Cantillo threw 5 2/3 shutout innings and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Brayan Rocchio had three hits, including two doubles, and scored a run. Daniel Schneemann and Jose Ramirerz drove in the other runs for the Central Division-leading Guardians, who completed a four-game series sweep. Cantillo (4-1) limited the Tigers to three hits while striking out six. Hunter Gaddis got the last three outs for his first save. Cleveland has won nine of ...

Guardians score twice in the 10th for a 3-2 victory over the slumping Tigers

DETROIT — Angel Martínez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th inning, José Ramírez followed with an RBI double and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. Cleveland tied it at 1 in the ninth when Daniel Schneemann scored on Patrick Bailey's groundout. Schneemann opened the inning with a single off Will Vest before advancing on Travis Bazzana's single and Steven Kwan's sacrifice bunt. Detroit, which has lost five straight games and 13 of 15, had an opportunity to win in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and second and no outs. ...

Guardians survive a ninth-inning scare to beat the Tigers 4-3 for a fourth straight win

DETROIT (AP) — Travis Bazzana hit a two-run homer, Cade Smith pitched out of a jam in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians held off the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. Brayan Rocchio drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with a groundout that allowed Steven Kwan to score. Smith got into trouble in the ninth when Matt Vierling and Kevin McGonigle hit one-out singles to put runners on first and second. But Smith struck out Jahmal Jones looking and Dillon Dingler swinging for his 15th save in 17 opportunities, handing the ...

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal throwing bullpen sessions two weeks after surgery

DETROIT — Tarik Skubal's multi-million dollar pitching arm feels better than it has all season. Less than two weeks after having surgery to remove a loose body from his elbow, the Detroit Tigers ace is already freely throwing bullpen sessions. "I haven't had any symptoms since the surgery," Skubal said Monday. "I didn't realize how much it was impacting me day-to-day until taking that thing out of there." Skubal's recovery has gone so well that he was called back from the team's spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida, to continue his rehab program. He threw his full array ...

José Ramírez homers and drives in 3 to back Slade Cecconi as Guardians beat Tigers 8-2

DETROIT — José Ramírez homered and hit a two-run double on a 3-for-4 night, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the reeling Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Monday. Slade Cecconi (3-4) held the Tigers to two runs in 7 1/3 innings, his longest outing of the season. Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins drove in two runs apiece for Cleveland. Angel Martínez extended his hitting streak to seven games with two singles while scoring a run and driving one in. Brayan Rocchio scored three times for the Guardians, who've won six of seven. Matt Vierling homered for the Tigers, who have lost 11 of 13. Riley ...