MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/24/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2943 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (98-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 8 11 0
Cleveland Guardians (81-77) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 11 1
Cleveland 8-4 Losers to Tigers
Alejandro Kirk was a vital contributor to the 8-4 Detroit victory over Cleveland. The Tigers catcher was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The win was credited to 31-year old left-handed pitcher Dylan Lee in relief. His record improves to 5-2. Dylan Floro took the loss. With the win, Detroit pushed its record to 98-60.

Detroit used the timely hitting of Tim Anderson to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Tigers on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Chris C said.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .260 31 79
L. Taveras LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .251 22 87
D. Waters RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 20 72
F. Freeman 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .220 22 91
C. Correa SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 18 79
M. McLain 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .253 20 74
A. Kirk C 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .280 11 58
O. Arcia 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 7 29
   a-B. Marsh PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217 12 49
   b-N. Allen 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Anderson CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .267 2 16
Totals 38 8 11 8 3 4 13      
a - B. Marsh pinch hit for O. Arcia in the 7th
b - N. Allen substituted for B. Marsh in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (22, 7th Inning off J. Springs, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Marsh (17, 7th Inning off D. Floro, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Kirk (29, 8th Inning off L. Hendriks, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (22, 8th Inning off L. Hendriks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Taveras , D. Waters , F. Freeman 5 , C. Correa 2 , M. McLain , A. Kirk 4 , B. Marsh 2 , T. Anderson
2-out RBI: L. Taveras , A. Kirk , B. Marsh , T. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Waters , C. Correa , T. Anderson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Taveras (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .315 14 47
G. Henderson 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .258 14 24
T. Ward LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 3 12
A. Bohm 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .285 17 87
C. Cowser RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .247 16 54
M. Winn SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 24 79
J. Profar 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .225 8 40
G. Moreno C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .259 13 61
J. Rojas CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .242 3 36
   a-M. Moniak PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 17 53
Totals 38 4 11 4 3 7 19      
a - M. Moniak pinch hit for J. Rojas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Ward (9, 1st Inning off H. Greene, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Winn (32, 6th Inning off G. Santos, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Rojas (14, 6th Inning off D. Lee, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Benintendi (14, 5th Inning off H. Greene, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Henderson (14, 9th Inning off J. Loáisiga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 5 , G. Henderson 5 , T. Ward 2 , C. Cowser 2 , M. Winn 2 , J. Profar , J. Rojas 2 , M. Moniak
2-out RBI: J. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , G. Henderson , A. Bohm 2 , C. Cowser
Hit by Pitch: G. Henderson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Henderson (14)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Henderson (7)
OF assists: 1 (Cowser(Freeman at 2nd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Greene 5.0 3 1 1 3 5 1 96 3.48   
G. Santos 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 20 3.80   
D. Lee W (5-2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.31   
J. Loáisiga 1.2 4 1 1 0 0 1 30 3.97   
J. Merryweather 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Greene 59
Batters Faced: H. Greene 22, G. Santos 3, D. Lee 7, J. Loáisiga 9, J. Merryweather 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Greene 3-7, G. Santos 0-1, D. Lee 2-1, J. Loáisiga 4-1, J. Merryweather 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Greene 96-57, G. Santos 20-13, D. Lee 27-21, J. Loáisiga 30-17, J. Merryweather 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lee 2-2 , J. Merryweather 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Greene
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs 6.1 2 2 2 1 3 0 83 3.81   
D. Floro L (5-5), BS (4) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 23 3.54   
L. Hendriks 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 23 6.23   
S. Gaviglio 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 63
Batters Faced: J. Springs 23, D. Floro 7, L. Hendriks 6, S. Gaviglio 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 6-10, D. Floro 0-2, L. Hendriks 0-2, S. Gaviglio 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 83-50, D. Floro 23-13, L. Hendriks 23-13, S. Gaviglio 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Floro 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alejandro Kirk
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 27196
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