Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3–1 on Thursday, May 21, 2026 on the road.

Final score, Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers
Team Runs 2026 record
Cleveland Guardians 3 85-77
at Detroit Tigers 1 76-86

Line score

Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers
Team 1st inning 2nd inning 3rd inning 4th inning 5th inning 6th inning 7th inning 8th inning 9th inning Runs Hits Errors
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
  • W: Joey Cantillo (4-1)
  • L: Casey Mize (2-3)
  • S: Hunter Gaddis

Home runs

  • Cleveland Guardians: Patrick Bailey (2)
  • Detroit Tigers: Dillon Dingler (9)

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

Scoring plays

Every scoring play, Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, with the score after it (away first)
Inning Team Play Score
Top 3rd Cleveland Guardians Daniel Schneemann doubles (9) on a fly ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Brayan Rocchio scores. 1–0
Top 3rd Cleveland Guardians José Ramírez singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Daniel Schneemann scores. 2–0
Top 8th Cleveland Guardians Patrick Bailey homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. 3–0
Bottom 8th Detroit Tigers Dillon Dingler homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. 3–1

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland Guardians batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter Position At batsRunsHitsRuns batted inWalksStrikeoutsSeason batting average
Daniel Schneemann 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .246
José Ramírez DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .236
Chase DeLauter RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Rhys Hoskins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Travis Bazzana 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Angel Martínez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Steven Kwan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202
Patrick Bailey C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .140
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 1 3 0 0 0 .290
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 7
Cleveland Guardians pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher Innings pitchedHits allowedRuns allowedEarned runsWalksStrikeoutsHome runs allowedNumber of pitchesSeason earned run average
Joey Cantillo (W, 4-1) 5.2 3 0 0 3 6 0 98 3.05
Matt Festa (H, 7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.64
Shawn Armstrong (H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 3.97
Tim Herrin (H, 4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 1.65
Codi Heuer (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.38
Hunter Gaddis (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 5.25

Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter Position At batsRunsHitsRuns batted inWalksStrikeoutsSeason batting average
Matt Vierling CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 .200
Kevin McGonigle SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286
Dillon Dingler C 4 1 2 1 0 2 .241
Riley Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .326
Jahmai Jones DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .175
Substitute: Gage Workman DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194
Wenceel Pérez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .160
Hao-Yu Lee 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Substitute: Colt Keith 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Zack Short SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .067
Substitute: Zach McKinstry 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .193
Totals 33 1 6 1 4 13
Detroit Tigers pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher Innings pitchedHits allowedRuns allowedEarned runsWalksStrikeoutsHome runs allowedNumber of pitchesSeason earned run average
Casey Mize (L, 2-3) 6.2 4 2 2 0 4 0 95 2.47
Burch Smith 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 27 3.18
Enmanuel De Jesus 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 6.20

Game info

Weather
60 degrees, Sunny
Wind
9 mph, In From LF
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:40
Attendance
25,687
Umpires
Home Plate: Manny Gonzalez, First Base: Tom Hanahan, Second Base: Ron Kulpa, Third Base: Scott Barry

2026 season series

Every Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers game in the 2026 season
Matchup Status Details
Cleveland Guardians 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, Mon, May 18, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 Final Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, Tue, May 19, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final (10) Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, Wed, May 20, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, Thu, May 21, 2026
Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, Fri, Jun 12, 2026
Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 Final Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 Final Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, Thu, Aug 13, 2026
Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Guardians 7 Final Game page: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final (10) Game page: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final (10) Game page: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, Sun, Sep 6, 2026

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