Guardians sweep Tigers, extend win streak to six

DETROIT (Interstat) — Joey Cantillo pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings, Brayan Rocchio had three hits and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Thursday to complete a four-game series sweep at Comerica Park.

Cantillo (4-1) allowed three hits and struck out six. Hunter Gaddis earned his first save with a scoreless ninth, striking out two. The Guardians scored two runs in the third inning on a Daniel Schneemann double and a Jose Ramirez single, then added a solo homer by Patrick Bailey in the eighth. Detroit’s only run came on a Dillon Dingler homer in the bottom of the eighth.

Cleveland improved to 30-22, extending its winning streak to six. Detroit fell to 20-31. Casey Mize (2-3) took the loss after allowing two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings. Attendance was 25,687. Time of game was 2 hours 40 minutes.