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Detroit at Cleveland
This is Missed It. Detroit at Cleveland, Saturday, September 5, 73 and clear at Progressive Field, wind 14 miles an hour in from right field, with the Tigers. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
Pregame
It's Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Guardians, and we've got a fresh one on our hands. The Tigers are in town, looking to make some noise, and the Guardians are standing in the way. First pitch is coming up, and we're ready to see what our boys can do.
Innings 1-3
Top of the first, score tied at nothing. Two outs, bases empty, and Riley Greene steps in. He gets a pitch he likes, and he doesn't miss it. Greene sends a fly ball to center field, and it just keeps carrying. It's gone. Home run. The Tigers strike first, and we're up one to nothing. That's how you start a ballgame. Bottom of the first, the Guardians come up. Four batters, no runs. We hold them right there. Score stays one to nothing, and we're feeling good. Top of the second, and Ben Malgeri leads things off. No outs, bases empty, and he rips a sharp line drive to right field. Angel Martínez can't get to it. Malgeri's on first with a single. That's a spark. That's the kind of at-bat that gets a rally going. We've got a runner on, and the energy is shifting our way. Bottom of the second, and the Guardians answer. No outs, a runner on, and Angel Genao grounds one to right field. Ben Malgeri fields it, but Genao's safe. David Fry moves to second. Now they've got two on, no outs, and we're in a spot. The crowd's getting into it. Then Austin Hedges comes up with one out and two on. He flies out to right. Ben Malgeri settles under it, makes the catch. Two outs now. We get out of it. No damage. Score stays one to nothing. Top of the third, and we're looking to add on. No outs, a runner on, and Hao-Yu Lee draws a walk. Gleyber Torres moves to second. Now we've got two on, nobody out, and the bats are alive. We push one across this inning. Score's two to nothing now, and we're building. Bottom of the third, three batters, no runs. We shut them down again. Two to nothing after three, and we're in control.
Innings 4-6
Top of the fourth, three batters, no runs. We don't add on, but we don't give anything back either. Score stays two to nothing.
The Sequence
Bottom of the fourth, three batters, no runs. Guardians go quietly. Top of the fifth, three batters, no runs for us. Bottom of the fifth, three batters, no runs for them. We're trading zeroes, and that's fine by us. We've got the lead, and we're holding it. Top of the sixth, no outs, bases empty. Riley Greene steps in again. He's already got one homer tonight. And he does it again. A fly ball to left center field, and it's out of here. Greene's second home run of the game. Score's three to nothing, and we're roaring. That man is on fire. Bottom of the sixth, three batters, no runs. Guardians can't get anything going. Three to nothing, and we're rolling. Top of the seventh, and this is where it all breaks open. One out, two on, and Riley Greene is up. He's already got two homers. He doesn't need a third. He doubles on a sharp fly ball to center field. Petey Halpin can't track it down. Gleyber Torres scores. Hao-Yu Lee moves to third. Score's four to nothing, and Greene is having a night for the ages. Still one out, two on. Dillon Dingler steps in. He gets a pitch he can handle, and he sends it to left field. Steven Kwan makes the catch, but it's deep enough. Hao-Yu Lee tags and scores. Five to nothing. That's a textbook sacrifice fly. We're pouring it on now. Two outs, a runner on. Ben Malgeri steps in. He lines one to center field. Petey Halpin can't get to it. Riley Greene scores. Six to nothing. Malgeri's on first, and we've blown this game wide open. Three runs in the inning, and the Guardians are reeling. Bottom of the seventh, three batters, no runs. We shut them down again. Top of the eighth, five batters, no runs. We don't add on, but we don't need to. Bottom of the eighth, three batters, no runs. Top of the ninth, three batters, no runs. Bottom of the ninth, three batters, no runs. That's the ballgame.
Wrap-up
Final score, Detroit six, Cleveland nothing. We shut them out. Riley Greene carried us with two homers and a double, and the pitching held the Guardians scoreless all night. Six to nothing. That's a statement. That's a win we can feel good about. Tigers take this one, and we're moving on.
Outro
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