CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Brayan Rocchio hit a grand slam and then a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Progressive Field.

Rocchio went 2 for 4 with five RBIs. His blast to left-center with no outs in the ninth off Drew Sommers gave Cleveland the win after Detroit had jumped to a 6-1 lead. The Tigers scored four in the first inning and added one in the second and third, but the Guardians answered with five in the fourth to tie it.

Cade Smith pitched a scoreless ninth for the win, and Sommers took the loss. Both teams finished with 11 hits. Max Clark had three hits and two RBIs for Detroit, while Spencer Torkelson homered. Chase DeLauter added two hits for Cleveland. Attendance was 23,562, and the game took 2 hours, 42 minutes. Cleveland improved to 72-70, while Detroit dropped to 64-77.