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Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Makeup of 6/14 PPD Game 1 of a doubleheader Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 7–6 on Friday, September 4, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Detroit Tigers 6 76-86
at Cleveland Guardians 7 85-77

Line score

Team
Detroit Tigers 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Cleveland Guardians 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 0
  • W: Cade Smith (4-1)
  • L: Drew Sommers (1-4)

Home runs

  • Detroit Tigers: Spencer Torkelson (22)
  • Cleveland Guardians: Brayan Rocchio 2 (12)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Detroit Tigers 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 1st Detroit Tigers Max Clark singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Riley Greene scores. Ben Malgeri scores. Spencer Torkelson to 3rd. 4–0
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians Jo Adell out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Max Clark. Chase DeLauter scores. 4–1
Top 2nd Detroit Tigers 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 3rd Detroit Tigers Spencer Torkelson homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. 6–1
Bottom 4th Cleveland Guardians Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Angel Genao to 3rd. 6–2
Bottom 4th Cleveland Guardians Brayan Rocchio hits a grand slam (11) to right field. Angel Genao scores. Travis Bazzana scores. Patrick Bailey scores. 6–6
Bottom 9th Cleveland Guardians Brayan Rocchio homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. 6–7

Box score

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Gleyber Torres DH 5 2 2 0 0 2 .265
Kevin McGonigle 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .271
Hao-Yu Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Dillon Dingler C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248
Riley Greene LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267
Ben Malgeri RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .244
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 .223
Max Clark CF 4 0 3 2 0 0 .275
Javier Báez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Colt Keith PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .261
John Peck SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 36 6 11 5 2 8
Pitcher
Keider Montero 4.0 8 6 6 1 4 1 82 3.52
Tyler Holton 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 33 2.86
Tyler Kinley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.56
Drew Sommers (L, 1-4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 4.15

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .272
Chase DeLauter RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .296
José Ramírez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241
Jo Adell LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .241
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .254
Angel Genao 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .264
Travis Bazzana 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .238
David Fry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189
Daniel Schneemann 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Patrick Bailey C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .204
Brayan Rocchio SS 4 2 2 5 0 0 .247
Totals 33 7 11 7 2 7
Pitcher
Logan Allen 2.1 6 5 5 2 1 0 62 5.94
Slade Cecconi 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 41 5.03
Craig Yoho 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.28
Erik Sabrowski 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.83
Cade Smith (W, 4-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.32

Game info

Weather
80 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, L To R
First pitch
3:14 PM
Time of game
2:42 (1:04 delay)
Attendance
23,562
Umpires
Home Plate: Tom Hanahan, First Base: Austin Jones, Second Base: Ron Kulpa, Third Base: Jacob Metz

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 Sep 4

Matchup Status Details
Milwaukee Brewers 10 at Cincinnati Reds 7 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at Baltimore Orioles 0 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 6 at New York Mets 10 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 6 at Miami Marlins 1 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final (10) Game page
Minnesota Twins 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 7 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Kansas City Royals 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 1 at Houston Astros 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Colorado Rockies 6 Final Game page
New York Yankees 2 at San Diego Padres 3 Final (10) Game page
Athletics 7 at Seattle Mariners 6 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Final Game page

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