Tigers lose to Braves 6-2 in final game of series
Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game with a 6-2 win over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
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Ha-Seong Kim homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game with a 6-2 win over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Ronald Acuña Jr. homered and Bryce Elder pitched seven strong innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 10-1.
Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning after Tarik Skubal was replaced and the surging Cleveland Guardians swept the slumping Detroit Tigers with a 3-1 win.
Gavin Williams struck out nine in five innings, Bo Naylor hit a two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians won their season-best sixth straight game, 4-0 over the Detroit Tigers.
Steven Kwan, Angel Martinez, José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo combined to give Cleveland four extra-base hits an extra inning for the first time in 64 years, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 in the 10th for their 10th win in 11 games.
The Detroit Tigers acquired Kyle Finnegan from Washington for two prospects.
Dave Parker, who died a month before he was to be inducted, and Dick Allen got into the Hall posthumously after being voted in by the classics committee.
President Trump is reigniting debate over name changes for two professional sports teams that were made years ago: NFL's Washington Commanders and MLB's Cleveland Guardians. The conversation is part of a string of social media posts the president has issued on a variety of topics in the wake of questions about his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Trey Sweeney and Riley Greene homered during a six-run 10th inning on Sunday as the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-2, extending the Guardians' losing streak to 10 games.
It was Detroit's 10th shutout, tied for the second-most.
Detroit's Reese Olson made his first start since May 17 and allowed only one run on six hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal emerged from the dugout to pitch in a ninth inning for the first time in the majors, triggering a roar and standing ovation from the Comerica Park crowd as men, women and children chanted his name.
Tarik Skubal gave up two hits and matched a career high with 13 strikeouts in his first complete game, Zach McKinstry had a two-run homer in a five-run fourth inning and Detroit beat Cleveland 5-0 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.
The Detroit Tigers were bested by the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night after Kyle Manzardo and Angel Martínez hit RBI doubles in Cleveland's four-run 10th inning.
José Ramírez tripled and scored in a two-run first inning and Slade Cecconi gave up a run and five hits over six innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1.
Carlos Santana had a two-run double in the fourth inning, Angel Martínez hit a solo shot in the fifth and Tanner Bibee threw seven scoreless innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians in a 7-0 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Lane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal and Cleveland beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in Game 5 of their AL Division Series, moving the Guardians into another postseason matchup against the Yankees.
Detroit Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter was undergoing treatment Friday and resting a hamstring injury that could keep him out of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians.
The start time for Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians has been moved over weather concerns.
Game 5 is Saturday in Cleveland, with ace Tarik Skubal set to start for the Tigers.
The Tigers, baseball's hottest team the past two months, will have their first chance to advance in the playoffs since 2013 on Thursday night in Game 4 at Comerica Park.
Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland's All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers blanked the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece.
The Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers meet in Game 2 of the ALDS.
Tarik Skubal and Matthew Boyd became close when they played together in Detroit.
Following a forgettable performance in game 1 on Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will look to even up the series against the Cleveland Guardians with Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal on the mound.
