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Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers, July 6, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians lost their 10th straight game on Sunday, blowing a 1-0 lead with two out in the ninth inning and watching the Tigers score six runs in the 10th for a 7-2 win.
Here are some painful facts about the streak that started with a 6-0 loss to the Blue Jays on June 26 at Progressive Field.
All about the streakIt is Cleveland’s first 10-game losing streak since it lost 11 straight from July 27 through Aug. 7, 2012.The longest losing streak in franchise history is 12 games in 1931. The current 10-game streak is tied for the third longest in club history.They have lost consecutive three-game series to the Cardinals, Cubs and Tigers. That has not happened to a Cleveland team since July 27 through Aug. 5, 2012.Two of their 10 losses have come in the 10th inning.
Guardians catcher Bo Naylor is tagged out at home by Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler (13) Friday night at Progressive Field. The Guardians challenged the call, but the out dall stood.David Petkiewicz, cleveland.comWhat happened to the offenseThe Guardians have been outscored, 48-15, in the streak.They are hitting .166 (53 for 320) as a team during the streak.They are hitting .098 (5 for 51) with runners in scoring position in the streak. In Sunday’s loss, they went 1 for 8.They have been held scoreless in five of the 10 losses.They have scored in just nine of 92 innings during the streak.Who’s to blameAll-Star Jose Ramirez is hitting .097 (3 for 31) with one homer during the streak.All-Star Steven Kwan, named as an All-Star reserve on Sunday, is hitting .238 (10 for 42) with four RBI during the streak. He had a big game Sunday, going 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI. Carlos Santana is hitting .194 (7 for 36) with one homer during the streak.Catcher Bo Naylor is hitting .167 (3 for 19) during the streak.Angel Martinez is hitting .214 (6 for 28) during the streak.David Fry is hitting .118 (2 for 17) with one homer.
Gavin Williams threw six scoreless innings Sunday against the Tigers, striking out eight and allowing one hit.John Kuntz, cleveland.comThe pitchingThe starting rotation has gone 0-7 with a 4.45 ERA (27 runs in 54 2/3 innings) during the streak. Considering the lack of offensive support, that’s a respectable showing.In the three-game series against the Tigers over the weekend, starters Slade Cecconi, Logan Allen and Gavin Williams each went six innings, while posting a combined 2.00 ERA. Cecconi and Allen each took a loss because the offense managed to score one run in 18 innings.Cade Smith, dealing with back spasms, has made just three appearances during the streak. He pitched two scoreless innings in the first two appearances with four strikeouts. Sunday in the 10th inning, he allowed six runs, four earned, on five hits including two homers. Smith had never allowed two homers in a regular season game.Closer Emmanuel Clase has made only three appearances during the streak, but he’s made an impact. He allowed the winning run to score in a 10th-inning, walk-off loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday. On Sunday, he was charged with a blown save when Naylor couldn’t handle his wild pitch as the tying run scored with two out in the ninth.The standingsAfter the Guardians last win on June 25, they were 8 1/2 games out of first place in the AL Central. Following Sunday’s loss to the division-leading Tigers, they are 15 1/2 games out of first place and 6 1/2 games out of the last wild card spot with five teams ahead of them.The defenseThe Guardians have made 12 errors during the streak, starting with Kyle Manzardo making three in one inning when the streak began on June 26. Manzardo is hitting .185 (5 for 27) in the streak.
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