Detroit Tigers’ Riley Greene (31) is congratulated by Dillon Dingler (13) after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Detroit Tigers’ Parker Meadows (22) advances to third base in front of Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez, rear, on an infield single hit by Javier Baez in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Cleveland Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias, left, tags out Detroit Tigers’ Zach McKinstry, right, at second base on an attempted steal in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Parker Messick kneels behind the pitcher’s mound before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Cleveland, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Detroit Tigers’ Troy Melton (52) pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians 105in Cleveland, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Tigers beat Guardians 4-2 to end 8-game skid and move back into tie for AL Central lead
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jahmai Jones led off the game with a home run and the Detroit Tigers snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating Cleveland 4-2 on Thursday night to move back into a tie with the Guardians for the AL Central lead.
Detroit Tigers’ Riley Greene (31) is congratulated by Dillon Dingler (13) after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jahmai Jones led off the game with a home run and the Detroit Tigers snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating Cleveland 4-2 on Thursday night to move back into a tie with the Guardians for the AL Central lead.
Detroit and Cleveland are 86-73 with three games left to play. The Guardians hold the tiebreaker after going 8-5 in the season series.
The Tigers head to Boston, where the Red Sox have a one-game lead for the AL’s second wild card. The Guardians will host Texas, which has lost nine of 10.
Messick allowed four runs in five innings, snapping a 19-game streak where Cleveland’s starting rotation had allowed two or fewer runs in 19 consecutive games, which matched the 2019 Tampa Bay Rays and 1916 New York Giants for the second-longest streak since the mound was moved.
Key moment
Jones drove a sinker from Messick on a full count 400 feet over the wall in left for his third career leadoff home run.
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Key stat
RamÃrez’s double was his 726th extra-base hit, passing Earl Averill (725) for the most in franchise history. RamÃrez has 398 doubles, 43 triples and 285 home runs in his 13-year career.
Up next
Tigers: RHP Casey Mize (14-6, 3.91 ERA) goes on Friday in the opener at Fenway Park.
Guardians: RHP Slade Cecconi (7-6, 4.15 ERA) takes the mound on Friday against Texas.
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