Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians

Sep 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
DET	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	6	11	0	8
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3

loss:

P. Messick(11-9)win: Detroit Tigers logo

F. Valdez(9-10)

Game Recap

Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians game highlights

CLEVELAND – This is what the Tigers were missing when Riley Greene was on the injured list. As Greene’s seventh-inning drive off Guardians reliever Matt Festa went screaming toward Progressive Field’s fence in right-center field Saturday night, Greene looked for a second like he might have his first career three-homer...

Scoring Summary

DETCLE

1Riley Greene homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 10
3Riley Greene singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. Gleyber Torres scores. Hao-Yu Lee out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Petey Halpin to second baseman Angel Genao. [1 run] [1 out] 20
6Riley Greene homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 30
7Riley Greene doubles (27) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Gleyber Torres scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. [1 run] 40
7Dillon Dingler out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Hao-Yu Lee scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 50
7Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. Riley Greene scores. [1 run] 60

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Gleyber TorresDH	2	5	2	0	2	0	0	2	.270
2Hao-Yu Lee3B	0	3	1	0	3	2	0	2	.263
3Riley GreeneLF	4	5	3	4	1	0	2	0	.273
Brett CallahanLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
4Dillon DinglerC	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.247
5Ben MalgeriRF	3	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	.258
6Spencer Torkelson1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.222
7John PeckSS	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267
8Zach McKinstryCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.209
9Javier Baez2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.243
TOTAL	11	37	6	6	16	3	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Framber ValdezLHP	7.0	3	3	1	94	4.17
Kyle FinneganRHP	1.0	0	0	0	9	3.86
Beau BrieskeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	11	6.23
TOTAL	9.0	3	3	1	114	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270
2Angel MartinezRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
3Jose Ramirez3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.237
4Jo AdellDH	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	.239
5David Fry1B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.196
6Angel Genao2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255
7Petey HalpinCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215
8Austin HedgesC	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.251
9Brayan RocchioSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.246

TOTAL	3	27	0	0	3	1	0	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Parker MessickLHP	6.0	7	3	3	12	2	2	103	2.53
Matt FestaRHP	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	28	3.88
Austin PetersonRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	31	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	11	6	6	16	3	2	162	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningDETCLE

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Gleyber Torres called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Hao-Yu Lee strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Riley Greene homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Dillon Dingler grounds out, third baseman Jose Ramirez to first baseman David Fry. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Steven Kwan grounds out softly, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Angel Martinez singles on a pop up to second baseman Javier Baez.
10
LINEOUT — Jose Ramirez lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Jo Adell strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

DET

CLE

6Runs0

11Hits3

0Errors1

.297Batting Avg.111

37At Bats27

4Extra-base Hits0

2Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In0

3Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

16Strikeouts3

8Left on Base3

19Total Bases3

Game Details

Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 6:10 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 30,862 (88.6%)

weather: 73 degrees, clear

spread: CLE -163

over/under: 7