Kyle Manzardo and Angel Martinez each hit RBI doubles in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Saturday, May 24.
Bo Naylor had a sacrifice fly and pinch-hitter Nolan Jones added an RBI single in the four-run 10th for the Guardians, who have won the first three games of the four-game series.
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Detroit responded in its half of the 10th, cutting the Cleveland’s lead to 7-5 on a two-run double to left-center field by Gleyber Torres off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase.
But Clase stifled the Detroit rally by inducing a foul out by Colt Keith and a groundout by Riley Greene to end the game.
After falling behind 3-0 in the first, Cleveland didn’t allow another run until the 10th inning, and the Guardians bullpen didn’t allow a hit in more than four innings until Torres’ double in the 10th.
Detroit took a 3-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Keith and a two-run single by Matt Vierling.
Cleveland Guardians second baseman Gabriel Arias (13) throws to first after tagging out Detroit Tigers baserunner Gleyber Torres (25) out at second base May 24, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.
The Guardians cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third on a solo home run by Naylor and an RBI single by Jose Ramirez.
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The score remained that way until the eighth, when Ramirez and Kyle Manzardo opened the inning with back-to-back singles off Detroit reliever Tommy Kahnle.
After a popup, Kahnle induced a ground ball to first by Martinez, but Ramirez slid in to home plate safely ahead of a throw from Detroit first basemen Spencer Torkelson to tie the score 3-3.
Cleveland Guardians’ Jose Ramirez celebrates with teammate Carlos Santana (41) after scoring a run to give the Guardians a 4-3 lead over the Detroit Tigers in the 10th inning May 24, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.
Ramirez and Manzardo each had two hits for the Guardians, and starter Luis Ortiz allowed three earned runs on four hits and five walks in five innings.
In his first start after a stint on the disabled list, Casey Mize allowed one run on four hits and a walk, striking out six, in his five innings of work.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Jose Ramirez, Kyle Manzardo have 2 hits in Guardians win over Tigers