Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Tigers

57-67

4-1

Final

Guardians

59-66

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Tigers 4-1

The Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Tigers win the series 3-1. The Tigers outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 1st inning. Spencer Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Tigers.

Recap · Aug 20

Cabrera singles, Torkelson and Carpenter homer as Tigers beat Guardians 4-1

Miguel Cabrera singled in his final at-bat at Progressive Field, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter homered, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Sunday to win the season series for the first time since 2015.

What it means

Season series: DET wins series 3-1.
Tigers 31-34 on the road; Guardians 32-31 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 4h ago

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ESPN · 4h ago

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ESPN · 6h ago

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Preview · 1d ago

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ESPN · 2d ago

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Recap · 2d ago

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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

Eduardo Rodriguez SP

Probable starter · 13-9, 3.30 ERA, 143 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Matt Vierling3B
2Spencer Torkelson1B
3Riley GreeneCF
4Miguel CabreraDH
5Jake RogersC
6Kerry CarpenterRF
7Javier BaezSS
8Andy Ibanez2B
9Zack Short2B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Logan Allen SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.81 ERA, 119 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose RamirezDH
3Oscar GonzalezRF
4Ramon LaureanoCF
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Tyler Freeman3B
7Gabriel Arias1B
8Zack CollinsC
9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

DET wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Tigers 4, Guardians 3 (Aug 19)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 26,824
Officials: Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), Jeff Nelson (First Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Second Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Third Base Umpire)