A walk-off swing settled a back-and-forth game at Progressive Field, as Cleveland Guardians edged the Detroit Tigers when Brayan Rocchio homered in the ninth.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Rocchio carried Cleveland's offense, first bringing the game level with a grand slam in the fourth and then delivering the go-ahead homer in the ninth.
Detroit struck first when Ben Malgeri's single brought Gleyber Torres and Kevin McGonigle home in the first. Max Clark's single then brought Riley Greene and Ben Malgeri across, while Spencer Torkelson later homered. Cleveland answered with Travis Bazzana's single, followed by Rocchio's grand slam, which brought Angel Genao, Bazzana and Patrick Bailey home and tied the game.
Cade Smith earned the win after a scoreless ninth for Cleveland. Drew Sommers took the loss for Detroit after Rocchio's walk-off homer.
The Guardians extended their winning streak, while the Tigers' losing streak continued. The game belonged to the late swing: Rocchio's second home run turned a tie into a Cleveland victory.
Cleveland Guardians defeated Detroit Tigers, 7-6.
- Brayan Rocchio went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .247 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:703601) went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs (batting .275 on the season).
- Spencer Torkelson went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .223 on the season).
- Cade Smith allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, to earn the win (4-1) (2.32 ERA).
- Drew Sommers allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and took the loss (1-4) (4.15 ERA).
Cleveland Guardians improved to 71-70; Detroit Tigers fell to 64-76.