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Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Cleveland's bullpen torments Tigers as Guardians win ALDS opener 7-0

CLEVELAND (AP) Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener on Saturday.

Thomas' shot - on his first career postseason swing - helped the Guardians cool off the Tigers, who stormed into the playoffs with a second-half surge before sweeping AL West champion Houston in the wild-card round.

“It was electric,” said Thomas, acquired from Washington at the trade deadline. “It was everything I had thought and more."

Tanner Bibee pitched 4 2/3 innings before Guardians manager Stephen Vogt swung the door open to baseball's best bullpen to finish off the Tigers.

Cleveland's relievers combined for 4 1/3 hitless innings to finish and match the largest shutout victory margin in club postseason history. Detroit struck out 13 times and didn't get a runner past first in the final four innings.

The shutout was the worst in Detroit playoff history since Game 1 of the 1945 World Series.

“We're going to see a lot of this bullpen,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “The more you look at them, hopefully, the more comfortable you get.”

Cleveland's bullpen was as advertised. Rookie Cade Smith (1-0) replaced Bibee and struck out all four batters. Tim Herrin took care of the seventh, Hunter Gaddis the eighth, and Emmanuel Clase, who led the AL with 47 saves, worked the ninth.

David Fry added a two-run double for the AL Central champion Guardians, who were unaffected by not playing for almost a week with a first-round bye.

“We came out ready to swing the bat, and we looked like we didn’t take five days off,” Vogt said.

Game 2 is Monday, when the Tigers will turn to Tarik Skubal, the favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award, to try and even the best-of-five series.

The 2,327th meeting between Detroit and Cleveland was the first between the franchises and Central division rivals in the postseason.

It was as good as over after one inning.

Hinch has made the right decisions for months as his young club went from being under .500 at the trade deadline to qualifying for the postseason with a 33-13 flourish since Aug. 11.

Hinch used his bullpen in Game 1 from the start and it backfired.

The Guardians sent nine batters to the plate in the first with Thomas' moon shot into the left-field bleachers opening the 5-0 lead. Cleveland became the first team in AL postseason history to score five runs before recording an out.

Steven Kwan got it rolling with a leadoff double against Tigers starter Tyler Holton (0-1) and Fry walked. José Ramírez followed with a hard hopper to third that Zach McKinstry misplayed for an error, allowing Kwan to score.

“I tried to make a play and I didn't. We ended up losing the game because of it,” said McKinstry, who put some of the blame on the grounds crew. “They watered the field before the game, but they didn't water it for the game and it took a weird hop.”

Josh Naylor's RBI single made it 2-0 and Hinch pulled Holton after just four batters to bring in Reese Olson.

Thomas, who batted just .143 with 33 strikeouts in 77 at-bats after coming over from the Nationals, made his first postseason at-bat with the Guardians unforgettable.

He turned on Olson's first pitch - a slider down the heart of the plate - and launched it over the wall, sending the majority of 33,548 fans inside Progressive Field into a frenzy.

Bibee admitted feeling nerves ahead of the opener, and he showed some in the first, throwing 27 pitches.

But taking the mound in the second with a five-run lead helped Bibee settle in. The right-hander gave up four hits and struck out six before handing the ball to Vogt and a bullpen with no detectable flaws.

“I totally get it,” Bibee said. “With how good our pen has been, I get it. It makes sense. Obviously, I want to stay out there as long as possible, but I get it.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Guardians: RHP Alex Cobb, a candidate to start Game 3, was added to the ALDS roster after finishing the regular season on the injured list with a blister on his middle finger. He made just three starts after being acquired in a July trade from San Francisco.

UP NEXT

Skubal led the AL in wins (18), ERA (2.39) and strikeouts (228). The left-hander is expected to face Guardians RHP Matthew Boyd, who spent eight seasons with the Tigers and remains close friends with Skubal.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tigers DET0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Guardians CLE1-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	7	7	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

Game 1CLE leads 1-0

W: C. Smith (1-0)L: T. Holton (0-1)S: (0)
HR: CLE - L. Thomas (2)

DETTigers

CLEGuardians

.C. SmithCade Smith
P
1.1 IP, 4 SO, 18 P
.R. OlsonReese Olson
P
5.0 IP, ER, BB, 4 SO, 73 P

HITTERS	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
P. Meadows CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	0.5
J. Malloy PH	0	0	-	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	.000	-
b- W. Perez PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0.0
K. Carpenter DH	4	1	0	0	2	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0.0
M. Vierling RF-CF	4	0	0	0	2	1	.167	.286	.167	.452	-1.0
R. Greene LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.167	.286	.250	.536	1.5
C. Keith 2B	3	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.455	.000	.455	0.5
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.273	.000	.273	-1.0
Z. McKinstry 3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.800	1.200	2.0
a- A. Ibanez PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0.0
T. Sweeney SS	3	0	0	0	2	1	.100	.182	.100	.282	-1.0
J. Rogers C	2	0	0	1	2	1	.300	.364	.300	.664	0.0

HITTERS	AB
P. Meadows CF	3
J. Malloy PH	0
b- W. Perez PH-RF	1
K. Carpenter DH	4
M. Vierling RF-CF	4
R. Greene LF	3
C. Keith 2B	3
S. Torkelson 1B	3
Z. McKinstry 3B	2
a- A. Ibanez PH-3B	1
T. Sweeney SS	3
J. Rogers C	2

a-fouled out for McKinstry in the 7th
b-flied out for Malloy in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.600	.667	1.267	6.0
D. Fry DH	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	9.0
a- K. Manzardo PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
J. Ramirez 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	2.0
J. Naylor 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	2.5
L. Thomas CF	4	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	7.5
A. Gimenez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	3.5
J. Noel RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	1.0
B. Naylor C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
B. Rocchio SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.250	.500	.750	1.5

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	3
D. Fry DH	3
a- K. Manzardo PH-DH	1
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	4
L. Thomas CF	4
A. Gimenez 2B	3
J. Noel RF	3
B. Naylor C	4
B. Rocchio SS	4

a-struck out for Fry in the 8th

2B - Z. McKinstry (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Keith, Z. McKinstry, J. Rogers

2B - S. Kwan, D. Fry, B. Rocchio
HR - L. Thomas
RBI - D. Fry 2 (2), J. Naylor, L. Thomas 3 (3)
2-Out RBI - D. Fry 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Manzardo, J. Naylor, L. Thomas 2 (2), B. Rocchio 2 (2)

SB - D. Fry, A. Gimenez

E - Z. McKinstry

DP - 2 (Gimenez-Rocchio-Naylor; Ramirez-Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Holton (L, 0-1)	0.0	2	4	3	1	0	0	20.25	2.25	-11.0
R. Olson	5.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	1.80	0.80	11.0
T. Madden	0.2	1	2	2	3	1	0	27.00	6.00	-3.5
S. Guenther	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1.0
K. Montero	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.50	6.5

PITCHERS	IP
T. Holton (L, 0-1)	0.0
R. Olson	5.0
T. Madden	0.2
S. Guenther	0.1
K. Montero	2.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP	FPTS
T. Bibee	4.2	4	1	6	1.07	11.0
C. Smith (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	4	0.00	13.0
T. Herrin	1.0	0	1	2	1.00	3.0
H. Gaddis	1.0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0
E. Clase	1.0	0	0	1	0.00	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
T. Bibee	4.2
C. Smith (W, 1-0)	1.1
T. Herrin	1.0
H. Gaddis	1.0
E. Clase	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - T. Holton 20-12, R. Olson 73-49, T. Madden 33-19, S. Guenther 2-2, K. Montero 25-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Holton 2-0, R. Olson 8-5, T. Madden 0-1, S. Guenther 1-0, K. Montero 0-1
Batters Faced - T. Holton 4, R. Olson 20, T. Madden 6, S. Guenther, K. Montero 7

Pitches-Strikes - T. Bibee 76-49, C. Smith 18-15, T. Herrin 15-7, H. Gaddis 7-4, E. Clase 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Bibee 4-1, H. Gaddis 1-1, E. Clase 1-1
Batters Faced - T. Bibee 19, C. Smith 4, T. Herrin 4, H. Gaddis 2, E. Clase 3

.C. SmithCade Smith
P
1.1 IP, 4 SO, 18 P
.R. OlsonReese Olson
P
5.0 IP, ER, BB, 4 SO, 73 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tigers DET0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Guardians CLE1-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	7	7	0

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

Game 1CLE leads 1-0

HITTERS	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
P. Meadows CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	0.5
J. Malloy PH	0	0	-	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	.000	-
b- W. Perez PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0.0
K. Carpenter DH	4	1	0	0	2	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0.0
M. Vierling RF-CF	4	0	0	0	2	1	.167	.286	.167	.452	-1.0
R. Greene LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.167	.286	.250	.536	1.5
C. Keith 2B	3	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.455	.000	.455	0.5
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.273	.000	.273	-1.0
Z. McKinstry 3B	2	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.800	1.200	2.0
a- A. Ibanez PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0.0
T. Sweeney SS	3	0	0	0	2	1	.100	.182	.100	.282	-1.0
J. Rogers C	2	0	0	1	2	1	.300	.364	.300	.664	0.0
Total	29	4	0	2	13	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
P. Meadows CF	3
J. Malloy PH	0
b- W. Perez PH-RF	1
K. Carpenter DH	4
M. Vierling RF-CF	4
R. Greene LF	3
C. Keith 2B	3
S. Torkelson 1B	3
Z. McKinstry 3B	2
a- A. Ibanez PH-3B	1
T. Sweeney SS	3
J. Rogers C	2
Total	29

a-fouled out for McKinstry in the 7th
b-flied out for Malloy in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.600	.667	1.267	6.0
D. Fry DH	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	9.0
a- K. Manzardo PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
J. Ramirez 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	2.0
J. Naylor 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	2.5
L. Thomas CF	4	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	7.5
A. Gimenez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	3.5
J. Noel RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	1.0
B. Naylor C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
B. Rocchio SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.250	.500	.750	1.5
Total	32	7	7	6	1	5	8	19	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	3
D. Fry DH	3
a- K. Manzardo PH-DH	1
J. Ramirez 3B	3
J. Naylor 1B	4
L. Thomas CF	4
A. Gimenez 2B	3
J. Noel RF	3
B. Naylor C	4
B. Rocchio SS	4
Total	32

a-struck out for Fry in the 8th

2B - Z. McKinstry (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Keith, Z. McKinstry, J. Rogers

2B - S. Kwan, D. Fry, B. Rocchio
HR - L. Thomas
RBI - D. Fry 2 (2), J. Naylor, L. Thomas 3 (3)
2-Out RBI - D. Fry 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Manzardo, J. Naylor, L. Thomas 2 (2), B. Rocchio 2 (2)

SB - D. Fry, A. Gimenez

E - Z. McKinstry

DP - 2 (Gimenez-Rocchio-Naylor; Ramirez-Gimenez-Naylor)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Holton (L, 0-1)	0.0	2	4	3	1	0	0	20.25	2.25	-11.0
R. Olson	5.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	1.80	0.80	11.0
T. Madden	0.2	1	2	2	3	1	0	27.00	6.00	-3.5
S. Guenther	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1.0
K. Montero	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.50	6.5
Total	8.0	7	7	6	5	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Holton (L, 0-1)	0.0
R. Olson	5.0
T. Madden	0.2
S. Guenther	0.1
K. Montero	2.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Bibee	4.2	4	1	6	0.00	1.07	11.0
C. Smith (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	4	0.00	0.00	13.0
T. Herrin	1.0	0	1	2	0.00	1.00	3.0
H. Gaddis	1.0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3.0
E. Clase	1.0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	3.5
Total	9.0	4	2	13	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Bibee	4.2
C. Smith (W, 1-0)	1.1
T. Herrin	1.0
H. Gaddis	1.0
E. Clase	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - T. Holton 20-12, R. Olson 73-49, T. Madden 33-19, S. Guenther 2-2, K. Montero 25-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Holton 2-0, R. Olson 8-5, T. Madden 0-1, S. Guenther 1-0, K. Montero 0-1
Batters Faced - T. Holton 4, R. Olson 20, T. Madden 6, S. Guenther, K. Montero 7

Pitches-Strikes - T. Bibee 76-49, C. Smith 18-15, T. Herrin 15-7, H. Gaddis 7-4, E. Clase 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Bibee 4-1, H. Gaddis 1-1, E. Clase 1-1
Batters Faced - T. Bibee 19, C. Smith 4, T. Herrin 4, H. Gaddis 2, E. Clase 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
	Ramirez reached on fielder's choice to left, S. Kwan scored, Fry to third, Ramirez to second on 3rd baseman McKinstry fielding error	0	1
	Naylor singled to right, D. Fry scored, Ramirez to third	0	2
	L. Thomas homered to left, J. Naylor and J. Ramirez scored	0	5

6TH INNING
Fry doubled to deep left, S. Kwan and J. Noel scored 0 7

6TH INNING
	Fry doubled to deep left, S. Kwan and J. Noel scored	0	7

1ST INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
P. Meadows: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Meadows struck out swinging
K. Carpenter: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Carpenter singled to center
M. Vierling: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Vierling grounded out to second, Carpenter to second
R. Greene: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Greene hit by pitch
C. Keith: Foul, Ball, Keith lined out to left
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Guardians
T. Holton Pitching:
S. Kwan: Ball, Kwan doubled to deep right
D. Fry: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Fry walked
J. Ramirez: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ramirez reached on fielder's choice to left, S. Kwan scored, Fry to third, Ramirez to second on 3rd baseman McKinstry fielding error
J. Naylor: Foul, Strike looking, Naylor singled to right, D. Fry scored, Ramirez to third
Reese Olson relieved Tyler Holton
L. Thomas: L. Thomas homered to left, J. Naylor and J. Ramirez scored
A. Gimenez: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Gimenez reached on an infield single to second
J. Noel: Noel grounded out to third, Gimenez to second
B. Naylor: Naylor grounded out to second, Gimenez to third
B. Rocchio: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Rocchio flied out to deep right
End of the 1st (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
S. Torkelson: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Torkelson struck out swinging
Z. McKinstry: Foul, McKinstry doubled to deep center
T. Sweeney: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Sweeney struck out swinging
J. Rogers: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Rogers struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
R. Olson Pitching:
S. Kwan: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Kwan walked
D. Fry: Ball, Fry reached on an infield single to shortstop, Kwan to second
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ramirez flied out to deep center, Kwan to third
J. Naylor: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Naylor struck out swinging
L. Thomas: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Fry stole second, Strike swinging, Thomas struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
P. Meadows: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Meadows popped out to third
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swinging
M. Vierling: Ball, Vierling grounded out to second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
R. Olson Pitching:
A. Gimenez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Gimenez hit by pitch
J. Noel: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Noel struck out looking
B. Naylor: Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Naylor struck out swinging
B. Rocchio: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Gimenez stole second, Rocchio grounded out to first
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Greene singled to left
C. Keith: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Keith walked, Greene to second
S. Torkelson: Torkelson grounded into double play third to second to first, Greene to third, Keith out at second
Z. McKinstry: Foul, McKinstry grounded out to first
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
R. Olson Pitching:
S. Kwan: Kwan flied out to deep center
D. Fry: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Fry grounded out to first
J. Ramirez: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Ramirez lined out to right
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Tigers
T. Bibee Pitching:
T. Sweeney: Sweeney lined out to right
J. Rogers: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Rogers struck out swinging
P. Meadows: Strike looking, Meadows singled to right center
Cade Smith relieved Tanner Bibee
K. Carpenter: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
R. Olson Pitching:
J. Naylor: Strike swinging, Ball, Naylor grounded out to first
L. Thomas: Thomas flied out to center
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Gimenez grounded out to second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Tigers
C. Smith Pitching:
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Vierling struck out swinging
R. Greene: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
C. Keith: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Keith struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Ty Madden relieved Reese Olson
J. Noel: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Noel walked
B. Naylor: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Naylor flied out to shallow right
B. Rocchio: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Rocchio struck out looking
S. Kwan: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Kwan walked, Noel to second
D. Fry: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Fry doubled to deep left, S. Kwan and J. Noel scored
J. Ramirez: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Ramirez intentionally walked
Sean Guenther relieved Ty Madden
J. Naylor: Strike looking, Naylor grounded out to first
End of the 6th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Tigers
Tim Herrin relieved Cade Smith
S. Torkelson: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul tip, Torkelson struck out on foul tip
Andy Ibanez hit for Zach McKinstry
A. Ibanez: Ball, Ibanez fouled out to first
T. Sweeney: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Sweeney struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Andy Ibanez at third base
Keider Montero relieved Sean Guenther
L. Thomas: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Thomas popped out to second
A. Gimenez: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Gimenez struck out swinging
J. Noel: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Noel struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Tigers
T. Herrin Pitching:
J. Rogers: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Rogers walked
Justyn-Henry Malloy hit for Parker Meadows
Hunter Gaddis relieved Tim Herrin
Wenceel Perez hit for Justyn-Henry Malloy
W. Perez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Perez flied out to center
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Ball, Carpenter grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Rogers out at second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Wenceel Perez in right field
Matt Vierling in center field
B. Naylor: Ball, Strike looking, Naylor popped out to second
B. Rocchio: Rocchio doubled to deep right
S. Kwan: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Kwan flied out to left
Kyle Manzardo hit for David Fry
K. Manzardo: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Manzardo struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Tigers
Kyle Manzardo at designated hitter
Emmanuel Clase relieved Hunter Gaddis
M. Vierling: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Vierling struck out swinging
R. Greene: Greene grounded out to second
C. Keith: Ball, Ball, Keith flied out to left
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)