Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

64-76, 30-41 Away

5th,2 outs

71-70, 34-38 Home


DET
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	1	-	-	-	-	3	8	0
0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	3	0

A. Sears

4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

B. Rocchio

1-1, 1 BB

Tigers Hitting

hitters
G. Torres2B
H. LeeDH
aD. DinglerPH-DH
K. McGonigle3B
E. ValenciaC
S. Torkelson1B
M. ClarkCF
B. MalgeriLF
J. PeckSS
Z. McKinstryRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	2	2	0	1	0	.269	.373	.386
2	0	1	1	0	0	.266	.312	.417
1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.314	.467
3	0	2	1	0	0	.273	.373	.412
3	0	1	1	0	0	.314	.330	.616
3	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.314	.414
3	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.438
1	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.347	.373
2	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.250	.273
2	1	1	0	0	0	.213	.295	.311
22	3	8	3	2	2

a-Doubled for Lee in the 5th.

Batting
2BDingler (25, Griffin); McGonigle (25, Griffin)
RBILee (37), Valencia (18), McGonigle (59)
GIDPLee
Team LOB6
Team RISP3-9 (Torkelson 0-2, Lee 1-1, Valencia 1-2, Clark 0-2, McGonigle 1-2)

Fielding
AssistsMcKinstry (Rocchio at 3rd base).

Guardians Hitting

hitters
S. KwanCF
C. DeLauterDH
J. Ramirez3B
J. AdellRF
A. MartinezLF
N. Lowe1B
D. Fry1B-LF
A. Genao2B
A. HedgesC
B. RocchioSS
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	1	1	0	.274	.374	.332
2	0	0	1	.294	.365	.458
2	0	0	0	.240	.332	.383
2	0	0	0	.240	.295	.403
2	0	0	2	.245	.283	.434
0	0	0	0	.254	.318	.448
2	1	0	0	.193	.316	.347
2	0	0	0	.258	.320	.371
2	0	0	1	.255	.324	.372
1	1	1	0	.248	.309	.376
16	3	2	4

Batting
2BRocchio (20, Sears)
Team LOB3
Team RISP0-2 (Ramírez 0-1, Adell 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Genao-Rocchio-Fry)

Tigers Pitching

pitchers
A. Sears
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	3	0	0	2	4	0	70-41	3.97
4.2	3	0	0	2	4	0	70-41

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSears 9/18
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSears-15-10-4-11
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSears 3-6
Game ScoresA Sears 60

Guardians Pitching

pitchers
F. Griffin
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	84-51	3.28
5.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	84-51

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGriffin 11/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGriffin-9-7-15-20
Ground Balls-Fly BallsGriffin 10-2
Game ScoresF Griffin 39

Scoring Summary

		DET
3rd	Lee singled to center, McKinstry scored, Torres to second.	1
3rd	McGonigle doubled to right, Torres scored, Lee to third.	2
5th	Valencia singled to right, Torres scored, Dingler to third.	3

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 8-2

Guardians
8
Tigers
2

Game 1

5/18

Guardians
4
Tigers
3

Game 2

5/19

Guardians
3
Tigers
2

Game 3

5/20

Guardians
3
Tigers
1

Game 4

5/21

Tigers
2
Guardians
3

Game 5

6/12

Tigers
1
Guardians
3

Game 6

6/13

Tigers
-
Guardians
-

Game 7

6/14

Guardians
4
Tigers
6

Game 7

8/11

Guardians
6
Tigers
4

Game 8

8/12

Guardians
0
Tigers
3

Game 9

8/13

Tigers
6
Guardians
7

Game 10

9/4

Tigers
Guardians

Game 11

MLB.TV/Apple TV

Tigers
Guardians

Game 12

9/5

MLB.TV

Tigers
Guardians

Game 13

9/6

MLB.TV

Progressive Field

7:45 PM, September 4, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV/Apple TV

Current Weather

Cleveland, Ohio

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Second Base Umpire - Jacob Metz
Third Base Umpire - Austin Jones

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	73	67	.521	-	L2
Cleveland	71	70	.504	2.5	W1
Minnesota	67	73	.479	6	L1
Detroit	64	76	.457	9	L1
Kansas City	63	78	.447	10.5	W1

Guardians' Brayan Rocchio hits grand slam, walk-off HR

Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio became the sixth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam and a walk-off home run in the same game on Friday.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani out of lineup again with biceps, neck issues

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was not in the starting lineup Friday for a second straight game because of biceps and neck issues

Rocchio becomes 6th player with grand slam, walk-off homer in same game, Guardians beat Tigers 7-6

— Brayan Rocchio hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning after connecting on a tying grand slam in the fourth, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a split doubleheader on Friday.

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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

A. Sears

B. Rocchio

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