Overview

• José Ramírez drilled a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh off Troy Melton to secure Cleveland’s 3-1 win and a three-game sweep at Comerica Park.
• Tanner Bibee delivered six innings of one-run ball with eight strikeouts, and Cleveland’s bullpen (Tim Herrin, Kolby Allard, Hunter Gaddis) closed it out.
• Tarik Skubal returned from a left-side scare to post six innings with one run allowed and nine strikeouts on 102 pitches, with outlets agreeing he set a single-season strikeout high though the exact total reported varies.
• Detroit has dropped six of seven and 15 of 22, erasing much of its earlier cushion, and infielder Colt Keith exited with lower-back tightness after an RBI double.
• The teams meet again next week in Cleveland after the Guardians visit Minnesota and the Tigers host Atlanta, with Cleveland holding a 6-4 edge in the season series that would decide a tie.