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Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 8–2 on Monday, May 18, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cleveland Guardians 8 85-77
at Detroit Tigers 2 76-86

Line score

Team
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 8 9 0
Detroit Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
  • W: Slade Cecconi (3-4)
  • L: Framber Valdez (2-3)

Home runs

  • Cleveland Guardians: José Ramírez (8)
  • Detroit Tigers: Matt Vierling (4)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Detroit Tigers Riley Greene doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Dillon Dingler scores. 0–1
Top 3rd Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter grounds into a force out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to shortstop Zack Short. Brayan Rocchio scores. José Ramírez out at 2nd. Chase DeLauter to 1st. 1–1
Top 3rd Cleveland Guardians Rhys Hoskins doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Chase DeLauter scores. 2–1
Top 5th Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter grounds into a force out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to shortstop Zack Short. Brayan Rocchio scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. José Ramírez out at 2nd. Chase DeLauter to 1st. 3–1
Top 5th Cleveland Guardians Rhys Hoskins out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Riley Greene. Angel Martínez scores. 4–1
Top 6th Cleveland Guardians Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Travis Bazzana scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. 5–1
Top 6th Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Steven Kwan scores. Brayan Rocchio scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. 7–1
Bottom 8th Detroit Tigers Matt Vierling homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. 7–2
Top 9th Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. 8–2

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Angel Martínez LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .270
José Ramírez 3B 4 1 3 3 1 0 .240
Chase DeLauter RF 4 1 0 2 1 2 .275
Petey Halpin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Rhys Hoskins 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .188
David Fry DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 .227
Travis Bazzana 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .281
Steven Kwan CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 .200
Austin Hedges C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Brayan Rocchio SS 2 3 1 0 2 1 .288
Totals 33 8 9 8 7 7
Pitcher
Slade Cecconi (W, 3-4) 7.1 5 2 2 2 4 1 96 5.16
Matt Festa 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.71
Peyton Pallette 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 5.49

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Colt Keith DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293
Kevin McGonigle SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291
Dillon Dingler C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .247
Riley Greene LF 2 0 2 1 1 0 .327
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .191
Zach McKinstry 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .173
Matt Vierling CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .211
Wenceel Pérez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .163
Zack Short SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Gage Workman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Totals 29 2 5 2 3 5
Pitcher
Framber Valdez (L, 2-3) 5.0 5 4 4 4 3 0 89 4.58
Brant Hurter 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 13 3.18
Connor Seabold 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 36 3.07
Enmanuel De Jesus 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 26 6.75

Game info

Weather
75 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
12 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
7:23 PM
Time of game
2:44 (:43 delay)
Attendance
18,913
Umpires
Home Plate: Tom Hanahan, First Base: Ron Kulpa, Second Base: Dillon Wilson, Third Base: Manny Gonzalez

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Cleveland Guardians 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final (10) Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Guardians 7 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final (10) Game page
Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final (10) Game page

Other MLB games on May 18

Matchup Status Details
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Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 0 at Miami Marlins 12 Final Game page
New York Mets 16 at Washington Nationals 7 Final (12) Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 6 at New York Yankees 7 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 6 at Colorado Rockies 7 Final Game page
Athletics 1 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 1 at Seattle Mariners 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego Padres 1 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 12 Final Game page

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