Sizzling-hot Guardians down Skubal and Tigers 5-2 to tie for AL Central lead with 5 games left

— José Ramírez drove in a run with a swinging bunt when Cleveland rallied in a strange sixth inning against Detroit ace Tarik Skubal, and the Guardians beat the Tigers 5-2 on Tuesday night to move into a tie for first place in the AL Central.
Sep 23, 2026, 09:21 pm - AP
DET
CLE
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G. Williams
win

G. Williams12-5

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 12 K, 2 BB
T. Skubal
loss

T. Skubal13-6

6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 3 BB
C. Smith
save

C. Smith16

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

DETCLE
3rdPérez doubled to right, McKinstry scored.10
6thGreene homered to right (367 feet).20
6thRamírez reached on infield single to third, Kwan scored, Martínez to third.21
6thMartínez scored on Skubal wild pitch, Ramírez to second on wild pitch by Skubal.22
6thArias grounded out to first, Ramírez scored.23
7thSchneemann singled to left, Hedges scored and Kwan scored.25
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