MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1279 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (23-26) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Detroit Tigers (28-20) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3 8 0
Tigers Score Late to Beat Guardians, 3-2
The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

The Tigers grabbed a win, 3-2, at Comerica Tigers Park, overcoming a fine effort from Cleveland pitcher Jim Acosta. Acosta went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs. Detroit has run its win streak to 4 straight.

Raúl González, who led the AL in OPS with .976 in 2024, helped out the Detroit cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the right fielder was 2 for 4 with a double.

"This kind of win will certainly make our fans happy," González told the Detroit Today.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .268 1 13
V. Guerrero Jr. LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 5 22
B. Seppings RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218 7 22
E. Jones 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276 8 30
G. Torres 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .283 1 16
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .227 2 13
M. Papi DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .224 5 21
   a-J. King DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 4 11
A. Ibanez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .245 1 10
J. González C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 4
Totals 31 2 4 2 6 5 16      
a - J. King inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (11, 5th Inning off E. Muhammad, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Jones (12, 8th Inning off D. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Papi (1, 4th Inning off E. Muhammad, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 2 , E. Jones 2 , G. Torres , M. Papi 3
2-out RBI: G. Torres , M. Papi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jones , L. Thompson , J. King , A. Ibanez 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Jones
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ibanez-Thompson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .306 6 26
A. Peña LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .298 5 13
   a-L. Aquino PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .340 3 11
   b-L. Provolone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 8
R. González RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .294 8 27
T. Johnson DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 9 32
D. Bradley 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 4 15
A. O'Mullan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 4 12
J. Sala CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 5 15
L. Guillorme SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 0 12
D. Fisher C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 4 23
Totals 31 3 8 3 0 5 11      
a - L. Aquino pinch hit for A. Peña in the 8th
b - L. Provolone substituted for L. Aquino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. González (12, 4th Inning off J. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Jackson (13, 6th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Aquino (3, 8th Inning off C. Shreve, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Jackson 2 , A. Peña 2 , L. Aquino 4 , R. González 3 , T. Johnson , L. Guillorme
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Johnson , A. O'Mullan 2
GIDP: D. Fisher
Team LOB: 4
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Acosta 7.0 7 2 2 0 3 0 27 84 4.02   
C. Shreve L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 17 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 58
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 27, C. Shreve 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 11-6, C. Shreve 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 84-58, C. Shreve 17-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Ranaudo 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 10 4.71   
D. Hutchison 3.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 13 46 1.29   
E. Muhammad 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 36 1.50   
D. Weaver W (2-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 30 1.21   
C. Rice H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 3.00   
T. Blach SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ranaudo 38
Batters Faced: A. Ranaudo 2, D. Hutchison 13, E. Muhammad 10, D. Weaver 9, C. Rice 3, T. Blach 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ranaudo 1-0, D. Hutchison 6-2, E. Muhammad 2-4, D. Weaver 0-4, C. Rice 0-2, T. Blach 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ranaudo 10-5, D. Hutchison 46-31, E. Muhammad 36-20, D. Weaver 30-20, C. Rice 16-10, T. Blach 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hutchison 1-1 , E. Muhammad 1-1 , D. Weaver 1-0 , T. Blach 1-0
WP: D. Weaver
Hit Batsmen: D. Hutchison
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Acosta
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 37172
Special Notes: SP Anthony Ranaudo was injured while pitching.
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60