Overview

• Gavin Williams threw five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts as Cleveland’s staff combined on a four-hit shutout at Comerica Park.
• Detroit finished 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight, with Jack Flaherty allowing one run over five innings in the 4-0 loss.
• The Guardians extended their season-best winning streak to six and have won 11 of 12, locking up a road series win.
• In Tuesday’s opener, Cleveland won 7-5 in 10 innings after delivering four consecutive extra-base hits, following Kerry Carpenter’s pinch-hit game-tying homer in the ninth for Detroit.
• Cleveland is 4.5 games back with 10 to play; Thursday’s finale is scheduled to pit Tarik Skubal against Tanner Bibbee before three more meetings next week.