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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 4, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 19, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 55
6
6–7
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 51
7
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTigersThe starters are close overall, but Montero owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handTigersDetroit has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formGuardiansAllen has a 0.00 ERA over his last five starts, while Montero is at 2.83.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

DET
Keider Montero RHP
Keider Montero
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.24
51st
WHIP
0.99
15th
K/9
5.96
202nd
BB/9
2.01
30th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.91
72nd
OPS/R
–
IP
139.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.83
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CLE
Logan Allen LHP
Logan Allen
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.77
WHIP
1.47
K/9
9.42
BB/9
2.51
FIP
–
HR/9
1.88
OPS/R
–
IP
14.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Allen strikes out 3.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Montero allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.99 WHIP compared with 1.47.
·Montero allows the lower home-run rate: 0.91 vs 1.88 per nine.
·Montero has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMonteroAllenNote
Career vs opponent2.38 ERA, 2 GS– ERA, 4 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Montero arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam31%94.3
Sinker22%94.7
Slider19%86.0
Knuckle Curve14%80.4
Changeup14%87.0
Allen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%91.0
Cutter24%84.8
Sweeper20%78.3
Sinker16%89.5
Changeup13%82.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Tigers vs LHP (Logan Allen)
13th
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Keider Montero)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Detroit TigersOfficial lineupvs LHP Logan Allen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Allen (BvP)
1Gleyber TorresR2B54.7278.8030-for-2Very small sample
2Kevin McGonigleLSS71.80618.648No MLB historyNo history
3Hao-Yu LeeR2B56.74610.629No MLB historyNo history
4Dillon DinglerRC66.74827.6040-for-2Very small sample
5Riley GreeneLLF75.84421.8172-for-9Very small sample
6Ben MalgeriRRF56.7675.578No MLB historyNo history
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.76626.7305-for-8Very small sample
8Max ClarkLCF49.7673.999No MLB historyNo history
9Javier BáezRSS29.6343.6690-for-1Very small sample
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .803 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample54H-Score2Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278 / .806 · 18 HRvs hand .648 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score3Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264 / .746 · 10 HRvs hand .629 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score4Dillon Dingler C · R.243 / .748 · 27 HRvs hand .604 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score5Riley Greene LF · L.280 / .844 · 21 HRvs hand .817 · 2-for-9 · Very small sample75H-Score6Ben Malgeri RF · R.250 / .767 · 5 HRvs hand .578 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .730 · 5-for-8 · Very small sample66H-Score8Max Clark CF · L.272 / .767 · 3 HRvs hand .999 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Javier Báez SS · R.241 / .634 · 3 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample29H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Keider Montero
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Montero (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.7870-for-3Very small sample
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.8080-for-3Very small sample
3José RamírezS3B59.68812.6250-for-3Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.5931-for-7Very small sample
5Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.8852-for-4Very small sample
6Angel GenaoS2B41.5722.5600-for-2Very small sample
7Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.8461-for-1Very small sample
8Patrick BaileySC49.60710.7310-for-3Very small sample
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.7490-for-4Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample53H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample79H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample59H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample63H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample65H-Score6Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample61H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample54H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseDETDET·CLECLE
AVG.241 20th.239 22nd
OPS.720 13th.696 26th
Home runs181 18th162 27th
Runs723 14th678 24th
OBP.320 10th.316 17th
SLG.400 18th.380 27th
PitchingDETDET·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.67vs3.77
DETCLE
WHIP1.22vs1.26
DETCLE
K/98.2vs9.6
DETCLE
HR Allowed167vs175
DETCLE
BullpenDETDET·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.96vs3.55
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.31vs1.22
no league rank
Saves32vs46
DETCLE
ResultsDETDET·CLECLE
+3867th
Run differential
+29322nd
76–86 Record85–77
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Detroit Tigers (3–7)
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Tigers?+
Keider Montero (3.24 ERA, 9–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Logan Allen (3.77 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 PM ET at Progressive Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Tigers and Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.