breaking news: Tigers outlast Guardians, winning 1-0 on an error report
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers defeated the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians 1-0 on Monday night thanks to a hit by Jake Rogers to start the eighth inning and an error that broke a scoreless tie.
Guardians pause After Rogers advanced on Wenceel Perez’s single and Mark Canha’s grounder went under his glove, Brayan Rocchio was tagged for the mistake. A.J. Hinch, manager of the Tigers, stated, “Jake’s a decent baserunner, not necessarily the fastest, but you still put pressure on them to field it cleanly and make a throw.” “We were in luck.” Through a translator, Rocchio stated that he was aiming to begin a double play that would end the inning, but the ball didn’t bounce as much on the infield as he had anticipated. “That’s a play he makes 99 times out of 100,” stated Stephen Vogt, manager of the Guardians. “It was just bad timing.”
After combined for 2 2/3 perfect innings, Tyler Holton (4-1) earned the victory, and Shelby Miller (1-0) earned his first save of the year in the ninth inning. In his third start and fourth appearance of the season, rookie right-hander Keider Montero of Detroit allowed just three hits and one walk in 6 1/3 innings without giving up a run. Keider is where the night begins, according to Hinch. “He was incredible.” Cleveland’s starter was also quite strong, and his outing gave hope to a squad that had injuries in their rotation. 5 1/3 scoreless innings were thrown by Gavin Williams. One week after making his season debut, which was postponed due to an elbow ache, the right-hander gave up four hits and one walk while striking out five. “That was actually
In the following three weeks, we’re going to play them ten times,” Hinch declared. “These games are important because they show where we are in the schedule and we are looking at a squad that is well ahead of us.” For the remainder of the month, Vogt hopes his squad makes the most of their numerous meetings with Detroit. Vogt stated, “It could end up being a major swing for either team.” These guys give us a hard time. It’s an excellent squad. Before the game, the Tigers activated rookie infielder Ryan Kreidler from Triple A-Toledo and returned infielder Javier Baez from the injured list. The hope is that the.183 hitter can contribute some offense to complement his smooth defense and seasoned leadership. Baez scored the first two of the game.