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Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Guardians 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 4, 11:20 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score57
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 57
3
3–4
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 54
4
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansCleveland has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Griffin leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handTigersDetroit has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupTigersDetroit's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerTigersDetroit has 158 home runs this season, 26 more than Cleveland.

Starting pitchers

DET
Andrew Sears LHP
Andrew Sears
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.75
WHIP
1.35
K/9
5.40
BB/9
1.35
FIP
–
HR/9
1.35
OPS/R
–
IP
6.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
11.25
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 2)
DAYS
REST
6
CLE
Foster Griffin LHP
Foster Griffin
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.21
60th
WHIP
1.12
77th
K/9
8.11
109th
BB/9
2.27
39th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.34
111th
OPS/R
–
IP
154.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.96
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Griffin strikes out 2.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Griffin allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.12 WHIP compared with 1.35.
·Griffin enters with a 3.21 ERA compared with Sears's 6.75.
·Griffin has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSearsGriffinNote
Career vs opponent–1.80 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Sears arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%93.9
Slider30%82.0
Changeup14%87.3
Sinker10%92.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Tigers vs LHP (Foster Griffin)
13th
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Andrew Sears)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.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 Foster Griffin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Griffin (BvP)
1Gleyber TorresR2B57.7278.8031-for-3Very small sample
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B59.74610.6291-for-2Very small sample
3Kevin McGonigleLSS74.80618.6480-for-2Very small sample
4Eduardo ValenciaRDH741.01681.041No MLB historyNo history
5Spencer TorkelsonR1B69.76626.7301-for-2Very small sample
6Max ClarkLCF51.7673.9991-for-2Very small sample
7Ben MalgeriRRF59.7675.5780-for-2Very small sample
8John PeckRSS—.4510.580No MLB historyNo history
9Zach McKinstryLRF36.5824.414No MLB historyNo history
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .803 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264 / .746 · 10 HRvs hand .629 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score3Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278 / .806 · 18 HRvs hand .648 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample74H-Score4Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341 / 1.016 · 8 HRvs hand 1.041 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .730 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample69H-Score6Max Clark CF · L.272 / .767 · 3 HRvs hand .999 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score7Ben Malgeri RF · R.250 / .767 · 5 HRvs hand .578 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score8John Peck SS · R.162 / .451 · 0 HRvs hand .580 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Zach McKinstry RF · L.199 / .582 · 4 HRvs hand .414 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Sears
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sears (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF55.7313.609No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF82.82016.844No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B61.68812.835No MLB historyNo history
4Jo AdellRRF66.69923.971No MLB historyNo history
5Angel MartínezSLF58.75518.745No MLB historyNo history
6David FryRRF44.6778.613No MLB historyNo history
7Angel GenaoS2B44.5722.661No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC48.7026.707No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS56.70415.619No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .609 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .971 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6David Fry RF · R.201 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score7Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .619 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseDETDET·CLECLE
AVG.241 20th.239 23rd
OPS.720 14th.696 26th
Home runs181 18th162 27th
Runs723 14th678 24th
OBP.320 10th.316 18th
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 ERA3.84vs3.60
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.27vs1.24
no league rank
Saves32vs46
DETCLE
ResultsDETDET·CLECLE
+3556th
Run differential
+27518th
76–86 Record85–77
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Detroit Tigers (3–7)
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—9
14 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Tigers?+
Andrew Sears (6.75 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Foster Griffin (3.21 ERA, 15–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 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 9–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.