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May 20, 2026 · AL Cent

Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

May 20, 2026Comerica ParkPartly Cloudy 56°F · 8 mph, In From LF
AWAY
Cleveland Guardians
29-22
3
vs
HOME
Detroit Tigers
20-30
2

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B7 Matt Vierling Matt Vierling out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Steven Kwan. Kevin McGonigle scores. CLE 0, DET 1
T9 Patrick Bailey Patrick Bailey grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Colt Keith. Daniel Schneemann scores. Travis Bazzana to 3rd. CLE 1, DET 1
T10 Angel Martínez Angel Martínez triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Brayan Rocchio scores. CLE 2, DET 1
T10 José Ramírez José Ramírez doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling. Angel Martínez scores. CLE 3, DET 1
B10 Zach McKinstry Zach McKinstry singles on a ground ball to right fielder Angel Martínez. Wenceel Pérez scores. CLE 3, DET 2

Box score

  12345678910 R
CLE 0000000012 3
DET 0000001001 2

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Guardians AWAY 3

Tanner Bibee started for Guardians, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Cade Smith took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Tanner Bibee Starter 8.0 104 1 5
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Tanner Bibee threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 54% 3.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 41 39% 4 5 9 16 7
    Sinker 19 18% 2 6 3 3 5
    Cutter 18 17% 2 3 3 7 3
    Changeup 16 15% 0 4 1 7 4
    Curveball 6 6% 0 3 0 2 1
    Sweeper 4 4% 0 0 0 2 2
  • Erik Sabrowski Reliever 0.1 13 0 1
  • Colin Holderman Setup 0.2 11 0 2 W inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Cade Smith Closer 1.0 14 1 1 SV
Tigers HOME 2

Drew Anderson started for Tigers, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, Tyler Holton took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Drew Anderson Starter 4.2 63 0 7
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Drew Anderson threw
    CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 32 51% 6 4 6 11 5
    Changeup 16 25% 3 2 1 8 2
    Curveball 10 16% 1 3 1 4 1
    Slider 5 8% 0 2 0 2 1
  • Kyle Finnegan Setup 1.0 12 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Brant Hurter Reliever 1.1 9 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Kenley Jansen Reliever 1.0 18 0 1 HLD
  • Will Vest Closer 1.0 20 1 1 BS
  • Tyler Holton Middle 1.0 18 2 1 L

Where the game turned

1 run Top 10th · off Holton
  • Martínez 3B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Angel Martínez RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .263 .305 .500 .805 3B
José Ramírez 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 .235 .363 .422 .785 2B
Chase DeLauter DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 .274 .361 .470 .831 2 SB
Kyle Manzardo 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .303 .356 .659
Daniel Schneemann CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .244 .322 .397 .719
Travis Bazzana 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .429 .406 .835
Steven Kwan LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .207 .337 .266 .603
Patrick Bailey C 4 0 0 1 0 1 .134 .200 .175 .375
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 .277 .366 .396 .762
Rhys Hoskins 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .192 .353 .375 .728
David Fry RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .350 .388 .738
HOME · DET
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Colt Keith 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .320 .338 .658
Kevin McGonigle SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 .285 .393 .408 .801
Dillon Dingler DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .313 .443 .756
Riley Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .430 .486 .916
Matt Vierling CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .207 .277 .380 .657
Wenceel Pérez RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .220 .245 .465
Zach McKinstry 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .186 .247 .256 .503
Hao-Yu Lee 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 .258 .328 .586
Spencer Torkelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .307 .379 .686
Gage Workman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .185 .481 .666
Jake Rogers C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .159 .220 .250 .470

Pitching lines

AWAY · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Tanner Bibee 8.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 104 3.75
Erik Sabrowski 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 1.71
Colin Holderman 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 1.50 W
Cade Smith 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 2.66 SV
HOME · DET
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Drew Anderson 4.2 2 0 0 2 7 0 63 3.98
Kyle Finnegan 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.59
Brant Hurter 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.00
Kenley Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.38 HLD
Will Vest 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 5.93 BS
Tyler Holton 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 0 18 4.70 L

Manager comparison

AWAY · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.0 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 3.5 R Bunts 0.4 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · CLE
4-5 L2 -2 run diff
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HOME · DET
5-4 W4 +6 run diff
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Season series: 2-0 with CLE listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.