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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 45
6
6–0
FINAL · 9 innings
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 40
0
T-Score40
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Framber ValdezDET
StarterWin
7.0301394
Parker MessickCLE
StarterLoss
6.073212103
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
DETDetroit Tigers1010013006——
CLECleveland Guardians0000000000——
Top hitters
Riley Greene4-for-5 · 2 HR · 4 RBI
Ben Malgeri3-for-5 · 1 RBI
Dillon Dingler0-for-4 · 1 RBI
Gleyber Torres2-for-5 · 2 R
John Peck2-for-3 · 1 BB

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansMessick owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handTigersDetroit has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupTigersDetroit's official lineup includes 7 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 159 home runs this season, 26 more than Cleveland.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

DET
Framber Valdez LHP
Framber Valdez
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.17
107th
WHIP
1.36
140th
K/9
6.79
170th
BB/9
3.31
138th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.86
35th
OPS/R
–
IP
157.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.15
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
CLE
Parker Messick LHP
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.53
10th
WHIP
1.04
20th
K/9
9.32
54th
BB/9
2.43
41st
P-Score75i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.86
33rd
OPS/R
–
IP
167.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.37
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
How the starters differ
·Messick strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Messick allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.04 WHIP compared with 1.36.
·Messick enters with a 2.53 ERA compared with Valdez's 4.17.
·Messick has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 60%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Valdez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker44%93.8
Curveball29%78.4
Changeup18%89.1
Slider4%85.7
Four-seam4%94.8
Cutter0%93.2
Messick arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam42%94.4
Changeup24%85.9
Sinker15%92.8
Curveball8%79.3
Slider7%87.0
Cutter5%90.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Tigers vs LHP (Parker Messick)
13th
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs LHP (Framber Valdez)
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 Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Messick (BvP)
1Gleyber TorresR2B54.7278.8031-for-3Very small sample
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B56.74610.6291-for-2Very small sample
3Brett CallahanLLF—.61211.000No MLB historyNo history
4Dillon DinglerRC66.74827.6041-for-2Very small sample
5Ben MalgeriRRF56.7675.5780-for-1Very small sample
6Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.76626.7300-for-3Very small sample
7John PeckRSS—.4510.580No MLB historyNo history
8Zach McKinstryLRF35.5824.4140-for-2Very small sample
9Javier BáezRSS29.6343.6691-for-2Very small sample
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .803 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264 / .746 · 10 HRvs hand .629 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score3Brett Callahan LF · L.211 / .612 · 1 HRvs hand 1.000 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Dillon Dingler C · R.243 / .748 · 27 HRvs hand .604 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score5Ben Malgeri RF · R.250 / .767 · 5 HRvs hand .578 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample56H-Score6Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .730 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score7John Peck SS · R.162 / .451 · 0 HRvs hand .580 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Zach McKinstry RF · L.199 / .582 · 4 HRvs hand .414 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample35H-Score9Javier Báez SS · R.241 / .634 · 3 HRvs hand .669 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample29H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs LHP Framber Valdez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Valdez (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.6090-for-5Very small sample
2Angel MartínezSLF60.75518.8301-for-3Very small sample
3José RamírezS3B59.68812.8356-for-15Small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.9712-for-7Very small sample
5David FryRRF46.6778.6430-for-3Very small sample
6Angel GenaoS2B41.5722.5980-for-3Very small sample
7Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.338No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC49.7026.7470-for-7Very small sample
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.6191-for-1Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .609 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample53H-Score2Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .830 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .835 · 6-for-15 · Small sample59H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .971 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample63H-Score5David Fry RF · R.201 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .643 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample46H-Score6Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .598 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample41H-Score7Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .338 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample49H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .619 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample54H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseDETDET·CLECLE
AVG.241 20th.239 22nd
OPS.720 12th.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 ERA3.80vs3.72
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.24vs1.25
no league rank
Saves32vs46
DETCLE
ResultsDETDET·CLECLE
+3907th
Run differential
+28823rd
76–86 Record85–77
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Detroit Tigers (3–7)
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Tigers?+
Framber Valdez (4.17 ERA, 8–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Parker Messick (2.53 ERA, 11–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:10 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?+
Framber Valdez is at 55; Parker Messick is at 75. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.