🧢 Tigers 5 – Guardians 0 (May 25, 2025 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI)
🔥 Key Performers
- Tarik Skubal (DET): Delivered his first career complete-game shutout with 13 Ks and only two hits allowed. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
- Zach McKinstry (DET): 2-for-4 with a **two-run homer** in the decisive fourth inning. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
- Andy Ibáñez (DET): Drove in a run with a clutch single in the fourth. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
- Logan Allen (CLE): Took the loss—4 ER in 3⅔ innings after a costly fielding error. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
📝 Game Summary
Skubal was lights-out, retiring the first 15 batters and keeping Cleveland off balance with a mix of power pitches. McKinstry’s two-run homer in the fourth broke the silence, sparking a five-run frame that sealed the deal. Detroit added a run later with key RBIs from Ibáñez and Gleyber Torres. Allen couldn’t recover after a fourth-inning miscue, and the Guardians never rallied. Detroit picked up the win and avoided a series sweep. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
📊 Notable Stats
- Skubal’s **13 strikeouts** matched his career high in a Maddux-style shutout. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
- Detroit scored all five runs in the **fourth inning**—their only multi-hit inning of the game. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
- Ramírez extended his hitting streak to **18 games** with a single in the seventh. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
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📅 Next Game
Cleveland heads home to start a weekend series against the Dodgers:
Tuesday, May 27 at 7:10 PM ET
Probable Pitchers: Gavin Williams (CLE) vs. Shōta Imanaga (LAD)