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Josh Naylor singles home his brother Bo with the go-ahead run in the 8th, Guardians edge Tigers 2-1

CLEVELAND (AP) Josh Naylor singled with two outs in the eighth inning, scoring younger brother Bo Naylor with the go-ahead run, as the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians edged the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Bo Naylor drew a walk against Beau Brieske (1-1), then stole second base. Following an intentional walk to José Ramírez, Josh Naylor lined a ball up the middle that second baseman Colt Keith could only deflect into center field.

“All I know is that Josh is a competitor,” Bo Naylor said. “He almost wants to get it over with and just kind of get in the box because he’s always ready for his turn and his chance to do something big.”

Hunter Gaddis (4-2) struck out all three batters in the eighth, and Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his AL-high 31st save to complete a combined two-hitter. Scott Barlow and Tim Herrin also worked in relief after staff ace Tanner Bibee exited with leg cramps.

Bibee pitched five innings, allowing a solo homer to Matt Vierling in the first, but winced while walking onto the field for the sixth and spent several minutes stretching his legs, to no avail.

“I feel fine now, but I seem to cramp up every single start, which stinks,” Bibee said. “With our bullpen, it feels like they do their job every time they come into the game and that’s the beauty of that. This was a really good win.”

Tigers starter Jack Flaherty - a prime candidate to be moved before the July 30 trade deadline - went six innings, allowing one unearned run with six strikeouts. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.02 ERA in three July starts.

Cleveland tied the score in the fifth on Steven Kwan’s RBI single. Bo Naylor came home after hitting a single and advancing to second on a passed ball by Carson Kelly.

“They’re kind of like us because they grind out at-bats and make guys work,” said Vierling, who has a career-high 13 home runs. “And Barlow, Gaddis, Clase - those guys have been on a roll. One of the big reasons the Guardians have been so good all year is their bullpen.”

Cleveland improved to 33-14 at Progressive Field, the second-best home mark in the majors.

Kwan, who leads the majors in hitting, went 1 for 4 to lower his batting average to .345.

Tigers shortstop Javier Báez, who is hitting .178, batted ninth for the first time this season and was 0 for 3. Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said the decision “is not a slap in the face to him.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Guardians: LHP Matthew Boyd (Tommy John surgery) threw a bullpen at Progressive Field in preparation for his third rehab appearance. The 33-year-old Boyd will start for Triple-A Columbus or Double-A Akron this weekend.

UP NEXT

Guardians RHP Gavin Williams (0-2, 4.50 ERA) makes his fifth start of the season in the series finale, five days after pitching a season-low 3 2/3 innings in a loss to San Diego. The Tigers did not announce a scheduled starter, and Hinch said multiple relievers will be used.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tigers DET50-53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Guardians CLE61-40	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	2	4	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

W: H. Gaddis (4-2)L: B. Brieske (1-1)S: E. Clase (30)
HR: DET - M. Vierling (16)

DETTigers

CLEGuardians

.J. FlahertyJack Flaherty
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 6 SO, 96 P
.T. BibeeTanner Bibee
P
5.0 IP, ER, BB, 4 SO, 67 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Perez RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.258	.313	.399	.712	-1.0
C. Keith 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.252	.311	.395	.707	2.0
M. Vierling CF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	.256	.292	.455	.747	6.0
R. Greene DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.267	.360	.490	.851	0.5
M. Canha LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.234	.339	.355	.694	-1.0
C. Kelly C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.239	.318	.392	.710	-0.5
Z. McKinstry 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.187	.243	.304	.547	-0.5
G. Urshela 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.251	.284	.339	.622	-1.0
J. Baez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.209	.236	.445	0.0

HITTERS	AB
W. Perez RF	4
C. Keith 2B	3
M. Vierling CF	4
R. Greene DH	2
M. Canha LF	3
C. Kelly C	3
Z. McKinstry 3B	3
G. Urshela 1B	3
J. Baez SS	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.342	.394	.492	.886	1.5
A. Martinez CF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.262	.360	.415	.775	3.0
J. Ramirez 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.271	.323	.508	.831	0.5
J. Naylor 1B	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.239	.320	.473	.793	4.5
J. Noel DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.209	.271	.512	.782	-1.0
W. Brennan RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.239	.298	.387	.685	0.0
a- T. Freeman PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.318	.355	.673	0.0
A. Gimenez 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.297	.329	.626	0.0
D. Schneemann SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.220	.310	.440	.750	-1.0
B. Rocchio SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.301	.298	.599	0.0
B. Naylor C	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	.205	.276	.338	.614	7.0

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	4
A. Martinez CF-RF	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	3
J. Noel DH	4
W. Brennan RF	2
a- T. Freeman PH-CF	1
A. Gimenez 2B	3
D. Schneemann SS	3
B. Rocchio SS	0
B. Naylor C	1

a-lined out for Brennan in the 7th

HR - M. Vierling (13)
RBI - M. Vierling (42)
2-Out RBI - M. Vierling

RBI - S. Kwan (28), J. Naylor (72)
2-Out RBI - S. Kwan, J. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Noel 2 (2), W. Brennan

SB - A. Martinez, J. Naylor (5), B. Naylor (3)

DP - (Gimenez-Schneemann-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Flaherty	6.0	3	1	0	2	6	2.95	0.96	19.0
A. Chafin	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.38	1.41	3.5
B. Brieske (L, 1-1)	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	4.46	1.28	-6.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Flaherty	6.0
A. Chafin	1.0
B. Brieske (L, 1-1)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Bibee	5.0	2	1	1	1	4	1	3.50	1.09	13.0
S. Barlow	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.32	1.33	4.5
T. Herrin	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.97	2.0
H. Gaddis (W, 4-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.14	0.72	11.5
E. Clase (S, 30)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.78	0.67	9.5

PITCHERS	IP
T. Bibee	5.0
S. Barlow	1.1
T. Herrin	0.2
H. Gaddis (W, 4-2)	1.0
E. Clase (S, 30)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Flaherty 96-60, A. Chafin 11-7, B. Brieske 19-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Flaherty 5-4, B. Brieske 3-1
Batters Faced - J. Flaherty 23, A. Chafin 3, B. Brieske 6

Pitches-Strikes - T. Bibee 67-43, S. Barlow 18-11, T. Herrin 11-7, H. Gaddis 12-9, E. Clase 17-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Bibee 4-6, S. Barlow 1-1, T. Herrin 0-1, E. Clase 2-0
Batters Faced - T. Bibee 17, S. Barlow 4, T. Herrin 2, H. Gaddis 3, E. Clase 4

.J. FlahertyJack Flaherty
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 6 SO, 96 P
.T. BibeeTanner Bibee
P
5.0 IP, ER, BB, 4 SO, 67 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tigers DET50-53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Guardians CLE61-40	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	2	4	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Perez RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.258	.313	.399	.712	-1.0
C. Keith 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.252	.311	.395	.707	2.0
M. Vierling CF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	.256	.292	.455	.747	6.0
R. Greene DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.267	.360	.490	.851	0.5
M. Canha LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.234	.339	.355	.694	-1.0
C. Kelly C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.239	.318	.392	.710	-0.5
Z. McKinstry 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.187	.243	.304	.547	-0.5
G. Urshela 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.251	.284	.339	.622	-1.0
J. Baez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.209	.236	.445	0.0
Total	28	1	2	1	1	2	9	3	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Perez RF	4
C. Keith 2B	3
M. Vierling CF	4
R. Greene DH	2
M. Canha LF	3
C. Kelly C	3
Z. McKinstry 3B	3
G. Urshela 1B	3
J. Baez SS	3
Total	28

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.342	.394	.492	.886	1.5
A. Martinez CF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.262	.360	.415	.775	3.0
J. Ramirez 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.271	.323	.508	.831	0.5
J. Naylor 1B	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.239	.320	.473	.793	4.5
J. Noel DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.209	.271	.512	.782	-1.0
W. Brennan RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.239	.298	.387	.685	0.0
a- T. Freeman PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.318	.355	.673	0.0
A. Gimenez 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.297	.329	.626	0.0
D. Schneemann SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.220	.310	.440	.750	-1.0
B. Rocchio SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.301	.298	.599	0.0
B. Naylor C	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	.205	.276	.338	.614	7.0
Total	28	2	4	2	4	7	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	4
A. Martinez CF-RF	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	3
J. Noel DH	4
W. Brennan RF	2
a- T. Freeman PH-CF	1
A. Gimenez 2B	3
D. Schneemann SS	3
B. Rocchio SS	0
B. Naylor C	1
Total	28

a-lined out for Brennan in the 7th

HR - M. Vierling (13)
RBI - M. Vierling (42)
2-Out RBI - M. Vierling

RBI - S. Kwan (28), J. Naylor (72)
2-Out RBI - S. Kwan, J. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Noel 2 (2), W. Brennan

SB - A. Martinez, J. Naylor (5), B. Naylor (3)

DP - (Gimenez-Schneemann-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Flaherty	6.0	3	1	0	2	6	2.95	0.96	19.0
A. Chafin	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.38	1.41	3.5
B. Brieske (L, 1-1)	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	4.46	1.28	-6.0
Total	8.0	4	2	1	4	7	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Flaherty	6.0
A. Chafin	1.0
B. Brieske (L, 1-1)	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Bibee	5.0	2	1	1	1	4	1	3.50	1.09	13.0
S. Barlow	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.32	1.33	4.5
T. Herrin	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.97	2.0
H. Gaddis (W, 4-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.14	0.72	11.5
E. Clase (S, 30)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.78	0.67	9.5
Total	9.0	2	1	1	2	9	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Bibee	5.0
S. Barlow	1.1
T. Herrin	0.2
H. Gaddis (W, 4-2)	1.0
E. Clase (S, 30)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Flaherty 96-60, A. Chafin 11-7, B. Brieske 19-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Flaherty 5-4, B. Brieske 3-1
Batters Faced - J. Flaherty 23, A. Chafin 3, B. Brieske 6

Pitches-Strikes - T. Bibee 67-43, S. Barlow 18-11, T. Herrin 11-7, H. Gaddis 12-9, E. Clase 17-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Bibee 4-6, S. Barlow 1-1, T. Herrin 0-1, E. Clase 2-0
Batters Faced - T. Bibee 17, S. Barlow 4, T. Herrin 2, H. Gaddis 3, E. Clase 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
M. Vierling homered to right 1 0
5TH INNING
Kwan singled to left center, B. Naylor scored 1 1
8TH INNING
Naylor singled to center, B. Naylor scored, Ramirez to third 1 2

1ST INNING
	M. Vierling homered to right	1	0

5TH INNING
	Kwan singled to left center, B. Naylor scored	1	1

8TH INNING
	Naylor singled to center, B. Naylor scored, Ramirez to third	1	2

1ST INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
W. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Perez flied out to center
C. Keith: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Keith grounded out to second
M. Vierling: Strike looking, M. Vierling homered to right
R. Greene: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Flaherty Pitching:
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Kwan grounded out to second
A. Martinez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Martinez lined out to right
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ball, Ramirez popped out to catcher
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
M. Canha: Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Canha struck out swinging
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Kelly flied out to deep right
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, McKinstry flied out to center
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Flaherty Pitching:
J. Naylor: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul tip, Naylor struck out on foul tip
J. Noel: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Noel struck out looking
W. Brennan: Ball, Strike looking, Brennan grounded out to second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
G. Urshela: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Urshela flied out to deep left
J. Baez: Baez lined out to left
W. Perez: Ball, Foul, Perez lined out to left
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Flaherty Pitching:
A. Gimenez: Gimenez grounded out to pitcher
D. Schneemann: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Schneemann flied out to left
B. Naylor: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Naylor walked
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Kwan struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
C. Keith: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Keith reached on an infield single to shortstop
M. Vierling: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Vierling grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Keith out at second
R. Greene: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Greene walked
M. Canha: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Canha struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Flaherty Pitching:
A. Martinez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Martinez singled to right
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Ramirez struck out swinging
J. Naylor: Ball, Martinez stole second, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Naylor walked
J. Noel: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Noel struck out swinging
W. Brennan: Foul, Brennan grounded out to pitcher
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
C. Kelly: Ball, Strike looking, Kelly grounded out to shortstop
Z. McKinstry: Ball, McKinstry flied out to shallow center
G. Urshela: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Urshela struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Flaherty Pitching:
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Gimenez popped out to second
D. Schneemann: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Schneemann struck out swinging
B. Naylor: Naylor singled to right center
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Ball, Naylor to second on passed ball, Ball, Kwan singled to left center, B. Naylor scored
A. Martinez: Ball, Ball, Martinez flied out to deep right
End of the 5th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Tigers
Scott Barlow relieved Tanner Bibee
J. Baez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Baez grounded out to shortstop
W. Perez: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
C. Keith: Strike looking, Keith lined out to shortstop
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Flaherty Pitching:
J. Ramirez: Ball, Ramirez flied out to right
J. Naylor: Naylor flied out to deep right
J. Noel: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Noel lined out to right
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Tigers
S. Barlow Pitching:
M. Vierling: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Vierling flied out to left
Tim Herrin relieved Scott Barlow
R. Greene: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Greene fouled out to third
M. Canha: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Canha flied out to left
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Andrew Chafin relieved Jack Flaherty
Tyler Freeman hit for Will Brennan
T. Freeman: Ball, Freeman lined out to center
A. Gimenez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Gimenez fouled out to third
D. Schneemann: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Schneemann struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Tigers
Angel Martinez in right field
Tyler Freeman in center field
Hunter Gaddis relieved Tim Herrin
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Kelly struck out swinging
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, McKinstry struck out on foul tip
G. Urshela: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Urshela struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Beau Brieske relieved Andrew Chafin
B. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Naylor walked
S. Kwan: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Naylor stole second, Kwan fouled out to left
A. Martinez: Martinez grounded out to first, Naylor to third
J. Ramirez: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Ramirez intentionally walked
J. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Ball, Naylor singled to center, B. Naylor scored, Ramirez to third
J. Noel: Strike looking, Naylor stole second, Ball, Strike swinging, Noel grounded out to shortstop
End of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Tigers
Brayan Rocchio at shortstop
Emmanuel Clase relieved Hunter Gaddis
J. Baez: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Baez grounded out to first
W. Perez: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Strike looking, Perez struck out looking
C. Keith: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Keith walked
M. Vierling: Foul, Vierling reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Keith out at second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)