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Guardians top Tigers in 10 innings, extend win streak to 5

Aug 11, 2022, 2:52 AM | Updated: 2:57 pm

Cleveland Guardians designated hitter Jose Ramirez scores from second on a Oscar Gonzalez single to...

Cleveland Guardians designated hitter Jose Ramirez scores from second on a Oscar Gonzalez single to right center during the 10th inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)


              Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Zach Plesac throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Cleveland Guardians third baseman Tyler Freeman throws out Detroit Tigers' Tucker Barnhart at first during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Cleveland Guardians first baseman Owen Miller tosses the ball to pitcher Zach Plesac for the out at first on Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Zach Plesac throws during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Detroit Tigers' Javier Baez greets third base coach Ramon Santiago after a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Cleveland Guardians center fielder Myles Straw greets team members after the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Cleveland Guardians designated hitter Jose Ramirez scores from second on a Oscar Gonzalez single to right center during the 10th inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Oscar Gonzalez knocked in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to five games, beating the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Thursday.

Gonzalez’s hit off Gregory Soto (2-7) allowed the Guardians to escape after they squandered a two-run lead in the ninth. Cleveland is 9-2 in extra innings.

“We have a lot of guys in our lineup that are very good at getting guys over, getting guys in,” reliever Bryan Shaw said. “We’re not a team that’s hitting all the home runs. We get base hit after base hit. We do the little things on offense to get guys in. You put a guy on second and we’re really good at getting that guy in.”

Cleveland reliever Trevor Stephan opened the ninth by allowing a walk, a single and Jonathan Schoop’s RBI double that got Detroit within 3-2. Enyel De Los Santos (3-0) came in with one out and gave up Eric Haase’s tying fielder’s-choice grounder.

Shaw worked the 10th for his first save of the season.

The AL Central-leading Guardians increased their lead over idle Minnesota to 1 1/2 games.

Cleveland starter Zach Plesac limited Detroit to one run and four hits while striking out seven in 6 1/3 innings.

“This is real right now. We have a lot going on right now, you can tell,” Plesac said. “We have a winning streak — the guys know how to win and we’re playing together and finally hitting. Seems like everything is coming together right now.”

The Guardians’ staff has posted four quality starts during the streak.

“You have all these guys just getting better and better as they get older and more mature,” Shaw said. “With more games under their belt, they’re learning how to pitch, they’re learning how to attack guys and learning how to manage games. It’s great to watch.”

Rookie Steven Kwan hit a solo homer and Andres Gimenez scored two of Cleveland’s runs.

Javier Báez hit his team-leading 11th homer for the Tigers but also committed two errors at shortstop. Willi Castro had three hits and scored a run.

Detroit starter Garrett Hill allowed three runs, one earned, and four hits in five innings.

The Tigers have lost four straight and 10 of 12. Their batters struck out 14 times, compared to two by the Guardians.

“You’ve got to get the ball in play,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “If you watch the two teams in the games that are close, it’s just a lot more pressure when you put the ball in play. We didn’t put as much pressure on them as they put on us.”

A throwing error by Báez allowed Cleveland to score its first run during the second inning.

The Guardians got another unearned run in the fourth after an error by third baseman Willi Castro. Luke Maile drove in Gimenez with a two-out single.

Kwan hit his third homer this season to lead off the fifth. Detroit broke through on Báez’s two-out homer in the sixth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: OF Austin Meadows (Achilles strain) had two hits and two RBIs in six at-bats while beginning a rehab assignment for Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday. He’s expected to continue the rehab assignment for at least a week. … RHP Michael Pineda (right triceps tendinitis) will begin a rehab assignment at Toledo.

ROSTER MOVES

Guardians: RHP Peyton Battenfield will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus and RHP James Karinchak will be placed on the restricted list. Karinchak cannot travel to Toronto for this weekend’s series because he is unvaccinated.

Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris will be recalled from Triple-A Toledo and start the opener of a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox on Friday. RHP Luis Castillo was optioned to Toledo. Norris, who was traded by Detroit to Milwaukee last year, was designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs last month. The Tigers signed him to a minor league contract on July 26.

UP NEXT

Guardians: RHP Cal Quantrill (8-5, 3.88 ERA) will start the opener of a three-game series at Toronto on Friday. Quantrill tossed six scoreless innings against Houston on Saturday while notching his fourth victory in his last six starts.

Tigers: Norris (0-4, 6.90 ERA) will start Friday’s series opener at the White Sox. He has made two starts for Toledo since being signed to a minor league contract, allowing two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He has a career 4.59 ERA in 139 games (77 starts) with Detroit.

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