DETROIT (Interstat) — José Ramírez homered and hit a two-run double in a 3-for-4 night with three RBIs, and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Monday at Comerica Park.

Slade Cecconi (3-4) allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings, striking out four for his longest outing of the season. Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins each drove in two runs, and Brayan Rocchio scored three times for the Guardians. Cleveland improved to 27-22 with its sixth win in seven games.

Detroit jumped ahead 1-0 in the first on Riley Greene’s RBI double, but Cleveland answered with two runs in the third and two more in the fifth. The Guardians broke open the game with three runs in the sixth, capped by Ramírez’s double. Cleveland added a run in the ninth. Matt Vierling homered for the Tigers in the eighth.

Framber Valdez (2-3) took the loss, allowing four runs in five innings. The Tigers, who fell to 20-28, grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 18,913, and the game lasted 2 hours, 44 minutes.