PREVIEW Starts 7:10 PM ET · Progressive Field
September 4, 2026 · AL Cent

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians

September 4, 20267:10 PM ETProgressive FieldGame 2 of doubleheader
AWAY
Detroit Tigers
51-58
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HOME
Cleveland Guardians
56-54

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · DET Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Kevin McGonigle SS · L .285 .388 .418 .806 9 37 65 .755
2 Riley Greene LF · L .279 .370 .462 .832 15 53 120 .766
3 Dillon Dingler C · R .268 .333 .515 .848 22 68 91 .728
4 Spencer Torkelson 1B · R .210 .302 .422 .724 20 54 133 .743
5 Colt Keith 3B · L .264 .312 .417 .729 8 26 59 .741
6 Matt Vierling CF · R .207 .255 .335 .590 5 31 49 .719
7 Zach McKinstry 2B · L .207 .283 .316 .599 4 23 47 .710
8 Gleyber Torres 2B · R .270 .383 .392 .775 5 23 45 .729
9 Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R .272 .303 .435 .738 6 26 49 .746
HOME · CLE Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brayan Rocchio SS · S .265 .326 .394 .720 9 50 60 .717
2 Steven Kwan LF · L .247 .348 .305 .653 1 19 41 .728
3 Chase DeLauter RF · L .280 .351 .440 .791 11 51 54 .742
4 Kyle Manzardo 1B · L .211 .305 .376 .681 13 38 110 .739
5 José Ramírez 3B · S .237 .332 .398 .730 10 35 46 .758
6 Travis Bazzana 2B · L .244 .340 .399 .739 9 34 74 .746
7 Angel Martínez LF · S .224 .260 .415 .675 11 33 57 .726
8 Rhys Hoskins 1B · R .173 .306 .367 .673 11 33 92 .714
9 Patrick Bailey C · S .192 .248 .298 .546 5 20 57 .704

Manager comparison

AWAY · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.1 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.1 R
HOME · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.3 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.8 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · DET
  • Available 3
  • Limited 5
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · CLE
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · DET
5-5 L1 +7 run diff
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HOME · CLE
3-6 W2 -11 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Tigers and Guardians staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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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.