Nonetheless wanting up on the Detroit Tigers within the American League Central standings, the Cleveland Guardians made an announcement on Thursday. The Guardians took Sport 1 of their four-game collection with the Tigers in convincing style.
Cleveland’s 7-0 win included 4 insurance coverage runs within the prime of the ninth inning, crushing Detroit’s hope of mounting a comeback earlier than even stepping as much as the plate.
Carlos Santana, who had homered in back-to-back video games getting into the day, stayed sizzling regardless that he did not hit a ball out of the ballpark. Santana drove in two runs with a double within the fourth. He went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored along with his two-run double.
However as Santana’s dwelling run streak got here to an finish, unlikely slugger middle fielder Angel Martinez went yard for less than the second time all 12 months. He smacked the one dwelling run of the sport within the fifth, sending a pitch over the proper discipline fence.
