Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians

DET 6 — 7 CLE
Final — 2026-09-04
MVP: Brayan Rocchio 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Cleveland Guardians defeated Detroit Tigers 7-6. Brayan Rocchio led the way with 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI. Cade Smith earned the win and Drew Sommers took the loss.

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DET 411000000 6
CLE 100500001 7

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Ben Malgeri singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Gleyber Torres scores. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene to 2nd. (2-0)
Top 1: Max Clark singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Riley Greene scores. Ben Malgeri scores. Spencer Torkelson to 3rd. (4-0)
Bot 1: Jo Adell out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Max Clark. Chase DeLauter scores. (4-1)
Top 2: Hao-Yu Lee grounds into a double play, third baseman Angel Genao to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Gleyber Torres scores. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd. Hao-Yu Lee out at 1st. (5-1)
Top 3: Spencer Torkelson homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. (6-1)
Bot 4: Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Angel Genao to 3rd. (6-2)
Bot 4: Brayan Rocchio hits a grand slam (11) to right field. Angel Genao scores. Travis Bazzana scores. Patrick Bailey scores. (6-6)
Bot 9: Brayan Rocchio homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. (6-7)

DET — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Lee 2B4000000010 .265.310.416.726
Greene LF3100000100 .267.360.441.801
Baez SS3000000000 .248.277.364.641
McGonigle 3B4110000110 .271.372.408.780
Torkelson 1B4120011020 .223.316.416.732
(gpid=sa:807726) SS0000000000 .222.300.333.633
Malgeri RF4110002020 .244.344.378.722
Torres DH5220000020 .265.368.382.750
(gpid=sa:703601) CF4030002001 .275.342.450.792
Dingler C4010000000 .248.312.464.776
Keith PH1010000000 .261.321.403.724

CLE — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Genao 3B4121000010 .264.326.379.705
DeLauter RF3122000101 .296.366.460.826
Lowe 1B4110000010 .254.318.448.766
Bazzana 2B3121001000 .238.330.366.696
Schneemann 2B0000000000 .205.273.319.592
Bailey C3100000110 .204.272.328.600
Rocchio SS4220025000 .247.306.372.678
Adell LF3010001010 .241.296.404.700
Fry PH1000000010 .189.314.345.659
Ramirez DH4010000000 .241.333.384.717
Kwan CF4000000020 .272.372.330.702

DET — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Holton 2.0200120 33-19 2.861.29
Sommers 1.0111011 12-9 4.151.29L
Montero 4.0866141 82-51 3.521.02
Kinley 1.0000000 18-12 3.561.21

CLE — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Yoho 1.0100020 17-12 4.281.13
Cecconi 2.2311021 41-29 5.031.49
(gpid=sa:671106) 2.1655210 62-39 5.941.56
Smith 1.0100020 18-15 2.321.08W
Sabrowski 2.0000010 17-12 2.831.23

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

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