Game Report - September 23, 2025 - Guardians 5, Tigers 2
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Steve Bielawski
Sep 23, 2025, 10:34:26 PM (5 days ago) Sep 23
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> Cleveland Guardians 5, Detroit Tigers 2 - final
Another day, another loss for the Tigers.
The Tigers started the scoring in this game. In the top of the third, Zach McKinstry hit a ground-rule double, and scorred on a double by Wenceel Perez.
In the top of the sixth, Riley Greene hit a home run with two outs. That gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
Tarik Skubal was cruising along for the first five innings, but in the bottom of the sixth, he made a throwing error on a bunt by Angel Martinez. He never seemed to recover. The bunt was supposed to move Steven Kwan along, after Mr. Kwan had already bunted for a single. However, with the throwing error, there were runners on second and third with none out. Jose Ramirez then singled to drive in Mr. Kwan, and Mr. Martinez scored on a wild pitch. Mr. Ramirez advanced to second on that same wild pitch, and went to third on a balk. He then scored on a ground out to first base.
In the bottom of the seventh, after striking out the first two Guardians batters, Tommy Kahnle walked Austin Hedges. Then, Kyle Finnegan came on, Steven Kwan doubled, and Daniel Schneemann singled to drive in Mr. Hedges and Mr. Kwan.
The Tigers have now lost seven games in a row. The Guardians and Tigers are now tied for the lead in the American League Central Division. One will go to the playoffs, and the other might get a wild card spot, or might not.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> P. Meadows CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .289 .341
nothing.
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 .364 .395
nothing, with three strikeouts.
> K. Carpenter DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 .296 .506
Singled to right in the eighth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 .334 .464
Walked in the fourth.
He also struck out three times.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .261 .315 .497
Singled on a comebacker in the fourth.
Homered to right in the sixth.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 .325 .426
Walked in the fourth.
He also struck out three times.
> Z. McKinstry 3B-SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 .334 .442
Hit a ground-rule double to centre in the third and scored.
He also struck out twice.
> W. Perez RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 .307 .436
Doubled to right in the third
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
He also struck out twice.
> T. Sweeney SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .253 .291
In the KIITI club.
> A. Ibanez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .287 .354
> team 32 2 5 2 1 2 19
Not enough to win.
> 2B: McKinstry (23, Williams); Pérez (17, Williams)
> HR: Greene (35, 6th inning off Williams 0 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Pérez (42), Greene (110)
> 2-Out RBI: Greene, R.
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 1-6 (Torres 0-1, McKinstry 0-1, Meadows 0-1, Pérez 1-2, Sweeney 0-1)
> DP: 1 (McKinstry-Torres-Torkelson)
> E: Skubal (1, throw)
> Cleveland Guardians AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> S. Kwan LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .277 .336 .383
> A. Martinez CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 .270 .366
> D. Schneemann PH-RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .213 .289 .365
> J. Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .282 .359 .503
> D. Fry DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 .229 .363
He left on a stretcher, after getting hit in the face by the ball.
> G. Valera PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .371 .414
> G. Arias SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .222 .275 .364
Corralled.
> K. Manzardo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 .317 .457
> P. Halpin CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400
> J. Noel RF-1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .155 .177 .275
Collared.
> B. Rocchio 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .290 .331
Curtailed.
> A. Hedges C 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .147 .240 .267
Caught.
> team 29 5 7 4 0 4 10
Enough to win.
> 2B: Kwan (29, Finnegan); Manzardo (18, Skubal)
> RBI: Ramírez (82), Arias (53), Schneemann 2 (41)
> 2Out RBI: Schneemann 2.
> SH: Martínez
> GIDP: Fry
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 2-7 (Hedges 0-1, Ramírez 1-1, Arias 0-1,
> Valera 0-1, Rocchio 0-1, Fry 0-1, Schneemann 1-1)
> Picked Off: Arias (1st base, Dingler)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (85-72, 39-37 road) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
> Cleveland Guardians (85-72, 42-34 home) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 x - 5 7 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Guardians got a killer 3 in the sixth.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Skubal (L, 13-6) 6.0 4 3 1 3 8 0 95-67 2.21
Five good innings, followed by one less-good inning.
He gets credit for a quality start, but he also gets the loss.
> T. Kahnle 0.2 0 1 1 1 2 0 14-8 4.40
Rather wild.
> K. Finnegan 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 16-10 3.46
Also didn't do what the Tigers were hoping for.
> B. Hurter 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-5 2.52
> R. Montero 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 4.58
Did their jobs, but the damage was done.
> team 8.0 7 5 3 4 10 0 137-93
> WP: Skubal
> BK: Skubal
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Skubal 20/24;
> Kahnle 3/3; Finnegan 2/3; Hurter 1/3; R. Montero 1/1
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Skubal-18-16-20-13;
> Kahnle-3-3-2-0; Finnegan-2-0-5-3; Hurter-0-1-1-3; R. Montero-0-1-1-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Skubal 7-2;
> Finnegan 0-1; Hurter 2-0; R. Montero 0-1
> Game Scores: T Skubal 61
> Cleveland Guardians IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> G. Williams (W, 12-5) 6.0 4 2 2 2 12 1 91-61 3.06
A quality start, and the win.
> E. Sabrowski (H, 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10-9 1.95
> H. Gaddis (H, 34) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19-12 3.18
> C. Smith (S, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9-9 3.01
Did their jobs, unfortunately.
> team 9.0 5 2 2 2 19 1 129-91
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Gaddis 3/4; Williams 15/24; Smith 3/3; Sabrowski 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Gaddis-4-6-1-1; Williams-22-18-11-10; Smith-2-6-0-1; Sabrowski-4-3-1-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Williams 3-3; Smith 0-1; Sabrowski 0-1
> Game Scores: G Williams 66
> Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
> Attendance: 29,571
> Weather: 72 degrees, clear
> Wind: 2 m.p.h., in from centre
> Time of Game: 2:30
This game report is brought to you by the Cleveland Crusaders.
Ah, the good old WHA.
Another day, another loss for the Tigers.
The Tigers started the scoring in this game. In the top of the third, Zach McKinstry hit a ground-rule double, and scorred on a double by Wenceel Perez.
In the top of the sixth, Riley Greene hit a home run with two outs. That gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
Tarik Skubal was cruising along for the first five innings, but in the bottom of the sixth, he made a throwing error on a bunt by Angel Martinez. He never seemed to recover. The bunt was supposed to move Steven Kwan along, after Mr. Kwan had already bunted for a single. However, with the throwing error, there were runners on second and third with none out. Jose Ramirez then singled to drive in Mr. Kwan, and Mr. Martinez scored on a wild pitch. Mr. Ramirez advanced to second on that same wild pitch, and went to third on a balk. He then scored on a ground out to first base.
In the bottom of the seventh, after striking out the first two Guardians batters, Tommy Kahnle walked Austin Hedges. Then, Kyle Finnegan came on, Steven Kwan doubled, and Daniel Schneemann singled to drive in Mr. Hedges and Mr. Kwan.
The Tigers have now lost seven games in a row. The Guardians and Tigers are now tied for the lead in the American League Central Division. One will go to the playoffs, and the other might get a wild card spot, or might not.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> P. Meadows CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .289 .341
nothing.
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 .364 .395
nothing, with three strikeouts.
> K. Carpenter DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 .296 .506
Singled to right in the eighth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 .334 .464
Walked in the fourth.
He also struck out three times.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .261 .315 .497
Singled on a comebacker in the fourth.
Homered to right in the sixth.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 .325 .426
Walked in the fourth.
He also struck out three times.
> Z. McKinstry 3B-SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 .334 .442
Hit a ground-rule double to centre in the third and scored.
He also struck out twice.
> W. Perez RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 .307 .436
Doubled to right in the third
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
He also struck out twice.
> T. Sweeney SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .253 .291
In the KIITI club.
> A. Ibanez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .287 .354
> team 32 2 5 2 1 2 19
Not enough to win.
> 2B: McKinstry (23, Williams); Pérez (17, Williams)
> HR: Greene (35, 6th inning off Williams 0 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Pérez (42), Greene (110)
> 2-Out RBI: Greene, R.
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 1-6 (Torres 0-1, McKinstry 0-1, Meadows 0-1, Pérez 1-2, Sweeney 0-1)
> DP: 1 (McKinstry-Torres-Torkelson)
> E: Skubal (1, throw)
> Cleveland Guardians AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> S. Kwan LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .277 .336 .383
> A. Martinez CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 .270 .366
> D. Schneemann PH-RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .213 .289 .365
> J. Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .282 .359 .503
> D. Fry DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 .229 .363
He left on a stretcher, after getting hit in the face by the ball.
> G. Valera PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .371 .414
> G. Arias SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .222 .275 .364
Corralled.
> K. Manzardo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 .317 .457
> P. Halpin CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400
> J. Noel RF-1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .155 .177 .275
Collared.
> B. Rocchio 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .290 .331
Curtailed.
> A. Hedges C 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .147 .240 .267
Caught.
> team 29 5 7 4 0 4 10
Enough to win.
> 2B: Kwan (29, Finnegan); Manzardo (18, Skubal)
> RBI: Ramírez (82), Arias (53), Schneemann 2 (41)
> 2Out RBI: Schneemann 2.
> SH: Martínez
> GIDP: Fry
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 2-7 (Hedges 0-1, Ramírez 1-1, Arias 0-1,
> Valera 0-1, Rocchio 0-1, Fry 0-1, Schneemann 1-1)
> Picked Off: Arias (1st base, Dingler)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (85-72, 39-37 road) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
> Cleveland Guardians (85-72, 42-34 home) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 x - 5 7 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Guardians got a killer 3 in the sixth.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> T. Skubal (L, 13-6) 6.0 4 3 1 3 8 0 95-67 2.21
Five good innings, followed by one less-good inning.
He gets credit for a quality start, but he also gets the loss.
> T. Kahnle 0.2 0 1 1 1 2 0 14-8 4.40
Rather wild.
> K. Finnegan 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 16-10 3.46
Also didn't do what the Tigers were hoping for.
> B. Hurter 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-5 2.52
> R. Montero 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 4.58
Did their jobs, but the damage was done.
> team 8.0 7 5 3 4 10 0 137-93
> WP: Skubal
> BK: Skubal
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Skubal 20/24;
> Kahnle 3/3; Finnegan 2/3; Hurter 1/3; R. Montero 1/1
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Skubal-18-16-20-13;
> Kahnle-3-3-2-0; Finnegan-2-0-5-3; Hurter-0-1-1-3; R. Montero-0-1-1-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Skubal 7-2;
> Finnegan 0-1; Hurter 2-0; R. Montero 0-1
> Game Scores: T Skubal 61
> Cleveland Guardians IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> G. Williams (W, 12-5) 6.0 4 2 2 2 12 1 91-61 3.06
A quality start, and the win.
> E. Sabrowski (H, 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10-9 1.95
> H. Gaddis (H, 34) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19-12 3.18
> C. Smith (S, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9-9 3.01
Did their jobs, unfortunately.
> team 9.0 5 2 2 2 19 1 129-91
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Gaddis 3/4; Williams 15/24; Smith 3/3; Sabrowski 3/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Gaddis-4-6-1-1; Williams-22-18-11-10; Smith-2-6-0-1; Sabrowski-4-3-1-1
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Williams 3-3; Smith 0-1; Sabrowski 0-1
> Game Scores: G Williams 66
> Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
> Attendance: 29,571
> Weather: 72 degrees, clear
> Wind: 2 m.p.h., in from centre
> Time of Game: 2:30
This game report is brought to you by the Cleveland Crusaders.
Ah, the good old WHA.
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