DETROIT -- For eight innings on Wednesday, the Guardians’ offense was silent, once again unable to muster an ounce of run support for starter Tanner Bibee. But with their backs against the wall, Cleveland found a way.
The Guardians rallied to beat the Tigers, 3-2, in 10 innings at Comerica Park to secure the four-game series win and extend their winning streak to a season-high five games. Angel Martínez’s RBI triple and José Ramírez’s RBI double in the top of the 10th helped send Cleveland to victory.
Martínez and Ramírez’s big swings helped salvage what had been a quiet night for the Guardians, who were held scoreless for eight innings. You had to feel for Bibee, who entered Wednesday with the lowest run support average in the Majors (1.38) among pitchers who have tossed at least 40 innings.
Bibee threw eight innings and allowed one run on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts, but was in line to pick up the loss heading into the ninth. Daniel Schneemann and Travis Bazzana then led off the inning with back-to-back singles. After a Steven Kwan sacrifice bunt, Patrick Bailey evened things at 1-1 with a RBI groundout to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee.
Erik Sabrowski walked Detroit’s Kevin McGonigle and Dillon Dingler to lead off the bottom of the ninth. The Guardians’ lefty recovered to strike out Riley Greene, before manager Stephen Vogt called on Colin Holderman. The right-hander struck out Matt Vierling and Wenceel Pérez to send the game to the 10th inning, paving the way for Martínez and Ramírez’s RBI knocks.
Cade Smith entered in the 10th and secured his 13th consecutive save, his 16th in 18 opportunities overall.