DETROIT (Interstat) — Joey Cantillo threw 5 2/3 shutout innings, Patrick Bailey hit a solo home run and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park.

The Guardians, who lead the American League Central Division, completed a four-game series sweep and improved to 31-22. The Tigers fell to 20-31.

Cantillo (4-1) scattered three hits and struck out six while walking two. He retired the side in order in the second and fourth innings and worked out of a first-inning jam after consecutive singles by Kevin McGonigle and Dillon Dingler put runners at second and third with one out. Cantillo struck out Riley Greene, walked Jahmai Jones and then got Spencer Torkelson to fly out to right field.

The left-hander’s performance continued a strong stretch. In his previous two starts, Cantillo had allowed four earned runs over 11 innings with eight strikeouts, including a win over Cincinnati on May 16 and a win over the Los Angeles Angels on May 11.

Hunter Gaddis earned his first save of the season by pitching a perfect ninth inning, striking out two. He entered after Shawn Armstrong and Codi Heuer bridged the middle innings.

Cleveland’s offense struck first in the third inning. Brayan Rocchio hit a one-out double off Tigers starter Casey Mize and scored on Daniel Schneemann’s double to right field. Jose Ramirez followed with a single to left that drove in Schneemann and gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead.

Rocchio finished with three hits, including two doubles, and scored a run. He singled in the eighth inning and later walked.

The Guardians added a key insurance run in the eighth. Bailey led off with a home run to right-center field off Tigers reliever Enmanuel De Jesus, his second of the season and his first since April. The home run extended Cleveland’s lead to 3-0.

Detroit answered in the bottom of the eighth. Dillon Dingler led off with a solo home run off Cleveland reliever Matt Festa, his ninth of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1. But Festa rebounded by striking out Riley Greene, and Armstrong and Heuer combined to retire the next two batters.

The Tigers threatened again in the ninth. With two outs, Zach McKinstry singled off Gaddis, but Matt Vierling struck out swinging to end the game.

Casey Mize (2-3) took the loss despite a solid outing. He allowed two runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out four. He retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced before the third-inning rally.

Detroit’s bullpen kept the game close. De Jesus pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing only Bailey’s home run and striking out two.

The Tigers managed six hits, matching Cleveland’s total. Dingler had two hits, including his home run and a first-inning double. Kevin McGonigle, Zack Short and McKinstry each had one hit.

Cleveland’s defense contributed several key plays. Shortstop Brayan Rocchio turned a forceout to end the third inning and made a groundout to first in the seventh.

The game was played in 2 hours, 40 minutes before an announced crowd of 25,687.

Cleveland’s winning streak began with a series sweep of the Cincinnati Reds at home from May 15-17, then continued with a four-game sweep of the Tigers. The Guardians have won eight of their last 10 games.

Detroit has lost five straight and seven of its last eight.

The Guardians now travel to Philadelphia for a three-game series against the Phillies starting Friday. The Tigers visit Baltimore for a three-game set beginning Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cleveland Guardians 6, Detroit Tigers 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Cleveland a 54.30 percent probability to win. Cleveland had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 4 went over the over-under line of 7.5.