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Detroit at Cleveland, Game 2
This is Missed It. Detroit at Cleveland, Friday, September 4, 75 and partly cloudy at Progressive Field, with the Tigers. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
A Quiet Start in Cleveland
Seventy-five degrees and partly cloudy at Progressive Field. We’re underway. Top of the first, two outs, a runner on. Eduardo Valencia grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman David Fry. Inning over. Scoreless. Bottom of the first, two outs, a runner on. Jo Adell flies out to left fielder Ben Malgeri. Nothing doing. Top of the second, two outs, a runner on. John Peck strikes out on a foul tip. Quiet. Bottom of the second, two outs, a runner on. Austin Hedges strikes out swinging. Still scoreless through two.
The Tigers Strike First
Top of the third, no outs, two on. Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Zach McKinstry scores. Gleyber Torres to second. We’re up, one to nothing. No outs, two on still. Kevin McGonigle doubles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Gleyber Torres scores. Hao-Yu Lee to third. Two to nothing. Two outs, two on. Max Clark grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman David Fry. Inning over, but we’ve got the lead. Bottom of the third, two outs, a runner on. José Ramírez flies out to left fielder Ben Malgeri in foul territory. Shut down. Top of the fourth, two outs, bases empty. Zach McKinstry pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Quick inning. Bottom of the fourth, two outs, bases empty. David Fry flies out to left fielder Ben Malgeri. Still two to nothing. Top of the fifth, one out, two on. Eduardo Valencia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Gleyber Torres scores. Dillon Dingler to third. Three to nothing. Two outs, two on. Max Clark grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Inning over, but we’re rolling. Bottom of the fifth, two outs, a runner on. Steven Kwan lines out to shortstop John Peck. Three to nothing through five.
The Guardians Answer
Top of the sixth, two outs, bases empty. Zach McKinstry grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Quick. Bottom of the sixth, two outs, a runner on. Nathaniel Lowe doubles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. José Ramírez scores. Three to one. Two outs, a runner on. Daniel Schneemann strikes out swinging. We hold the lead. Top of the seventh, two outs, bases empty. Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Nothing. Bottom of the seventh, two outs, bases empty. Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging. Three to one heading to the eighth.
The Tie and the Heartbreak
Top of the eighth, two outs, a runner on. Brett Callahan strikes out swinging. We can’t add on. Bottom of the eighth, no outs, a runner on. Travis Bazzana homers on a fly ball to right center field. Steven Kwan scores. Three to three. The place is alive, and our lead is gone. Two outs, bases empty. Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. We escape the inning tied. Top of the ninth, two outs, bases empty. Gleyber Torres grounds out, second baseman Angel Genao to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. We go quietly. Bottom of the ninth, two outs, bases empty. Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging. Extra innings. Top of the tenth, two outs, a runner on. Eduardo Valencia grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. We can’t push one across. Bottom of the tenth, two outs, a runner on. Travis Bazzana singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Clark. Brayan Rocchio scores. Three to four. That’s the ballgame. Cleveland by one.
Outro
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Detroit at Cleveland, Game 2
This is Missed It. Detroit at Cleveland, Friday, September 4, 75 and partly cloudy at Progressive Field, with the Guardians. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
A Quiet Start at Progressive Field
Seventy-five degrees and partly cloudy here at Progressive Field. We're underway. Top of the first, Detroit gets a runner on with two outs, but Eduardo Valencia grounds out to José Ramírez at third, who fires to David Fry at first. Inning over. We come up, Jo Adell flies out to left, and we're scoreless after one. Second inning, same story. John Peck strikes out on a foul tip for Detroit. Austin Hedges strikes out swinging for us. Nothing doing. Still 0 to 0. Then the third inning hits, and it stings. Detroit strings it together. Hao-Yu Lee singles to center, Zach McKinstry scores. Then Kevin McGonigle doubles to right, Gleyber Torres scores. Just like that, we're down 2 to 0. We get out of it, but the damage is done. We can't answer. José Ramírez flies out to foul territory. Fourth inning, three up, three down for both sides. David Fry flies out. We're still chasing, 2 to 0.
The Deficit Grows
Fifth inning, and Detroit adds on. Eduardo Valencia singles to right, Gleyber Torres scores. It's 3 to 0 now. We need something, anything. Steven Kwan lines out to short. We can't get a rally going. The frustration is building. But then, bottom of the sixth. Two outs, José Ramírez on base. Nathaniel Lowe steps in and drives a double to center field. Ramírez scores. We're on the board. 3 to 1. Daniel Schneemann strikes out to end it, but the crowd feels it. We're alive. Seventh inning, quiet. Kevin McGonigle grounds out. Brayan Rocchio strikes out. Still 3 to 1.
The Tie
Top of the eighth, Detroit threatens with a runner on, but Brett Callahan strikes out swinging. We escape. Now it's our turn. Bottom of the eighth, no outs, Steven Kwan on base. Travis Bazzana at the plate. He swings, and he connects. A fly ball to right center field. It's gone. Bazzana homers, Kwan scores. Tie game. 3 to 3. Progressive Field erupts. Nathaniel Lowe strikes out, but it doesn't matter. We've clawed all the way back.
Walk-Off in the Tenth
Ninth inning, both sides go quietly. Gleyber Torres grounds out. Patrick Bailey strikes out. We head to extras, 3 to 3. Top of the tenth, Detroit gets a runner on with two outs, but Eduardo Valencia grounds out to Ramírez. We get out of it. Bottom of the tenth. Two outs. Brayan Rocchio on base. Travis Bazzana steps in again. He's already got the big hit tonight. He swings, and he singles to center field. Rocchio scores. That's the ballgame. We win it, 4 to 3. Bazzana's the hero. What a comeback. What a night at Progressive Field.
Outro
That was Detroit at Cleveland, from the Guardians side. This has been Missed It. Every game, both sides, at missed it dot net. Produced by James Barrett.