Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians, Doubleheader Game 1 Makeup from August 17

MLB

Tigers

55-66

4-2

Final

Guardians

58-64

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
DET	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Who won: Tigers 4-2

The Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 in Doubleheader Game 1 Makeup from August 17 on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Tigers win the series 3-1. The Tigers outscored the Guardians 3-1 in the 1st inning. Akil Baddoo went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Tigers.

Recap · Aug 18

Miguel Cabrera ties Mel Ott for 11th on career RBI list, Tigers top Guardians 4-2 in 1st game of DH

Miguel Cabrera drove in a run to tie Mel Ott for 11th place on the career RBI list and Akil Baddoo homered on the second pitch of the game, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the opener of a doubleheader on Friday.

What it means

Season series: DET wins series 3-1.
Tigers 29-33 on the road; Guardians 31-29 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Burch Smith RP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Colt Keith 3B
Thumb, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Kerry Carpenter RF
Foot, Plantar Fasciitis, left
60-Day-IL
Parker Meadows CF
Arm, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Troy Melton SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Tarik Skubal SP

Probable starter · 7-3, 2.80 ERA, 102 K, 0.90 WHIP

Lineup

1Akil BaddooLF
2Riley GreeneCF
3Matt Vierling3B
4Spencer Torkelson1B
5Kerry CarpenterRF
6Miguel CabreraDH
7Zach McKinstry2B
8Nick Maton2B
9Jake RogersC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 3.29 ERA, 81 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Tyler Freeman2B
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Ramon LaureanoRF
4Oscar GonzalezLF
5Kole CalhounDH
6Gabriel Arias1B
7Brayan RocchioSS
8Bo NaylorC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

DET wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Tigers 0, Guardians 0 (Aug 17)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: Jeff Nelson (Home Plate Umpire), John Bacon (First Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Second Base Umpire), Ben May (Third Base Umpire)