Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians, ALDS, Game 2

Boyd stays in after getting out of the fourth inning jam and gets his fifth strikeout of the day against Sweeney. Malloy hits a sharp liner to right field and Noel makes another big play there, cutting off the ball before throwing Malloy out at second base. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt calls for Boyd to be withdrawn after this play and brings in replacement Cade Smith. After three at-bats, the Guardians finally get Vierling out when he looks at a low fastball for strike three and the final out.

Below 4

The Guardians return to the top of their batting order as Kwan groundes out to first base, then Fry strikes out on the first pitch and also gets the groundout. Ramirez swings and misses on another low changeup as Skubal is up to seven strikeouts today.

Top 4

Perez lands a perfect hit down the left field line for a leadoff double, then Torkelson hits a fly out to right center field as Perez moves to third base with just one out. Meadows has a chance to score the first run of the game but hits a low-and-away slider. Rogers can’t bring Perez home as he swings and misses while Boyd is cheered on by the crowd at Progressive Field.