CLEVELAND — At least to this extent, the Guardians are dealing with their first extended slump of the 2024 season after dropping three consecutive games and seven of their last nine entering Tuesday night.
After Monday night's loss to the Detroit Tigers , veteran catcher Austin Hedges detailed what the Guardians need to do to get back on track .
With the rotation in flux, Xzavion Curry takes the mound for the Guardians Tuesday night as an offense that has hit a speed bump looks to get back on track.
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The Guardians have snapped their three-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Emmanuel Clase earned the one-run save in the ninth with a 1-2-3 inning.
Jose Ramirez had a rare miscue defensively at third base, as he dropped an easy fly ball in shallow left field. Though, he was able to recover and get the force out at second base to erase the mistake.
From there, Scott Barlow was able to finish the inning, and the Guardians will bat in the eighth with a 5-4 lead and Emmanuel Clase warming up for the potential save chance in the bullpen.
Hunter Gaddis entered the game in a tough situation, and the Tigers have made it a 5-4 score.
Gaddis entered with two runners in scoring position. First, Jake Rogers narrowly missed a three-run home run but had to settle for a sacrifice fly. The Guardians then gave away a run. With runners on the corners, Gaddis tried a pick-off attempt to first base. The ball got away from Naylor a bit, and Zack McKinstry used that opportunity to steal home, cutting the Guardians' lead to one run.
Tyler Freeman opened the sixth inning with a walk and was followed by Daniel Schneemann , who singled back up the middle.
After Steven Kwan advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt, Angel Martinez brought home run with a sacrifice fly and Jose Ramirez singled home another to make it 5-2.
The Guardians are peppering the Home Run Porch tonight.
Jose Ramirez followed Noel's home run in the fourth with a solo shot of his own in the fifth, and the Guardians have retaken a 3-2 lead.
That is Ramirez's 240th career home run as he continues to chase down some of the biggest names in Cleveland baseball history .
Xzavion Curry's day is done in the fifth after a Jake Rogers double off the left-field wall has put the potential go-ahead run at second base.
Cade Smith replaced Curry and on six pitches was able to escape the inning with the sore still tied.
Big Christmas needed one pitch to tie it back up.
Jhonkensy Noel took the first pitch he saw from Faedo and launched it to the Home Run Porch down the left-field line to tie it 2-2. That's his fourth homer since being called up.
Wenceel Perez crushed a two-run home run in response to Kwan's homer, and the Tigers have taken their first lead of the night, 2-1, in the fourth inning.
Steven Kwan has reached double-digit home runs in a single season for the first time in his career, and it's only July 23.
Kwan drilled a solo shot off of Tigers reliever Alex Faedo in the third inning, his 10th of the season, to give the Guardians a 1-0 lead.
The Guardians, in a search for some offensive consistency, face an interesting test tonight against a Tigers bullpen game. Detroit has already gone to the 'pen in what will be a busy night for the Tigers pitching staff.
Xzavion Curry has navigated the first two innings fairly easily.
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The game will be televised on Bally Sports. It'll be broadcast on the radio by WTAM (1100-AM) and WMMS (100.7-FM).
The Guardians will finish this four-game series against the Detroit Tigers at home before starting a five-game road trip against Philadelphia and Detroit.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Guardians score today vs. Detroit Tigers Xzavion Curry
