Pitching control defined Detroit's shutout of Cleveland, with Framber Valdez keeping the Guardians off the board and the Tigers building their lead steadily.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Valdez anchored the game with a scoreless start, allowing Detroit's offense to operate with room to work. Riley Greene carried the attack, homering early, adding another homer later, and contributing across the scoring flow.
Greene's opening homer gave Detroit the lead and proved to be the game's decisive go-ahead play. He later singled to bring Gleyber Torres home, then doubled to score Torres again. Dillon Dingler's sacrifice fly brought Hao Yu Lee across, and Ben Malgeri's single brought Greene home as the Tigers extended the lead.
Parker Messick kept Cleveland within reach early but was charged with the loss after Detroit's offense broke through. The Guardians' offense never found an answer, with Steven Kwan and Petey Halpin among those held without a hit.
Detroit's pitching control carried the night from the opening swing through the final out, while Cleveland was left searching for a response.
Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Guardians, 6-0.
- Riley Greene went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs, 1 double, 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored (batting .273 on the season).
- Ben Malgeri went 3-for-5 with 1 double and 1 RBI (batting .258 on the season).
- Gleyber Torres went 2-for-5 with 2 runs scored (batting .270 on the season).
- Framber Valdez allowed 0 runs on 3 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (9-10) (4.17 ERA).
- Parker Messick allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 12, and took the loss (11-9) (2.53 ERA).
Cleveland Guardians fell to 72-71; Detroit Tigers improved to 65-77.