Overview

• The Cleveland Guardians shut out the first-place Detroit Tigers 7-0 in the opening game of their four-game series at Comerica Park.
• Tanner Bibee pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out a season-high eight batters.
• Carlos Santana's two-run double in the fourth inning and Angel Martínez's solo home run in the fifth provided early offensive momentum for Cleveland.
• Cleveland's bullpen preserved the lead, with Cade Smith striking out three consecutive batters to escape a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning.
• The Guardians, now 27-22, narrowed Detroit's division lead to five games as the series continues with Jackson Jobe facing Slade Cecconi in Game 2.