Skubal’s 1st complete game helps Tigers beat Guardians
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Cleveland Guardians first baseman Carlos Santana was scratched from the lineup against the Detroit Tigers with tightness in his left leg.
Here's how to watch and stream Detroit Tigers game today, which is not on TV but on Roku, against Cleveland Guardians at 11:35 a.m. at Comerica Park.
Slade Cecconi threw six strong innings Friday night as the Guardians beat the AL Central-leading Tigers, 3-1, at Comerica Park. It was their second straight win over the Tigers as they pulled to within four games of first place.
Logan Allen's last start was interrupted by rain. The weather, however, should be just fine when the Cleveland Guardians left-hander takes the mound in the finale of a four-game series in Detroit on Sunday.
Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize has a 2.53 ERA across seven starts to lead the starting rotation, even better than Tarik Skubal's 2.87 ERA.
On Saturday, Cleveland won its fifth straight game against the Tigers between regular season and postseason play. Amazingly, the Guardians' 7–5 10-inning victory tied the all-time series at 1,161 games apiece. Sunday is the rubber match, and as all baseball fans know, the six best words in sports are Game Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Five.
It felt like the Tigers were waiting around to die Saturday night. Finally, in the 10th inning, the Guardians obliged them.
The last time Tarik Skubal faced the Guardians, he was the focal point of a party at Progressive Field. Lane Thomas’ grand slam had not only powered Cleveland to a victory in Game 5 of the American League Division Series and a berth in the ALCS,