Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers, September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025, 6:40 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Recorded starter
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Detroit TigersCleveland Guardians
.729
OPS.669
198
HR168
758
Runs643
3.95
ERA3.70
1.25
WHIP1.26
1375
Strikeouts by pitchers1381
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Javier Báez led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmai JonesDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry CarpenterPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justyn-Henry MalloyPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Andy Ibáñez3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstryPH/3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon DinglerC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Parker MeadowsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
CJ Kayfus and Austin Hedges led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George ValeraDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnathan RodríguezPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel SchneemannPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Manzardo1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel MartínezCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ KayfusRF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy NoelPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan Rocchio2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Troy Melton went 3.2 innings for Detroit Tigers (1 SO, 1 ER); Parker Messick went 5.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (7 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Troy Melton | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brant Hurter | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Parker Messick | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Matt Festa | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolby Allard | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zak Kent | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- 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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