Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers, August 18, 2023 (Game 2)
August 18, 2023, 4:15 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Detroit TigersCleveland Guardians
.687
OPS.694
165
HR124
661
Runs662
4.24
ERA3.96
1.25
WHIP1.31
1374
Strikeouts by pitchers1311
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Javier Báez led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akil BaddooLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt VierlingPH/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Ibáñez2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MatonPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstryCF/LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Short3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric HaaseC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Kole Calhoun and Will Brennan led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| José RamírezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar GonzalezRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramón LaureanoCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kole Calhoun1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Will BrennanCF/RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Arias3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zack CollinsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles StrawPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Joey Wentz went 5.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (3 SO, 0 ER); Xzavion Curry went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Joey Wentz | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Beau Brieske | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Vasquez | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Xzavion Curry | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Sandlin | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Hentges | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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