{"id":702670,"date":"2026-05-19T01:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/702670\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T01:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:01:10","slug":"detroit-tigers-weather-rain-delay-vs-guardians-comes-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/702670\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers weather, rain delay vs Guardians comes to an end"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Tigers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Tigers<\/a>&#8216; rain delay is over.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch between the Tigers and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/cleveland-guardians\/229\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Guardians;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cleveland Guardians&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> on Monday, May 18, was delayed due to inclement weather at Comerica Park. The opener of the four-game series was supposed to begin at 6:40 p.m., but didn&#8217;t start on time.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The game started at 7:20 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">ACE ARRIVES: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2026\/05\/18\/mlb-tigers-tarik-skubal-injury-return-timeline\/90146171007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tarik Skubal reports to Comerica Park, but not to start for Tigers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tarik Skubal reports to Comerica Park, but not to start for Tigers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tarik Skubal reports to Comerica Park, but not to start for Tigers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, on May 18, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3079e308caaac9f8d0723d6891bf6955.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, on May 18, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Left-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/valdefr01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Framber Valdez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Framber Valdez&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Framber Valdez<\/a> made the start for the Tigers, opposed by Guardians right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/ceccosl01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Slade Cecconi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Slade Cecconi&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Slade Cecconi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians have a 26-22 record for first place in the AL Central, while the Tigers are struggling in fourth place with a 20-27 record, with 10 losses in their past 12 games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is such a fun rivalry that&#8217;s developed, certainly over the last couple of years as both teams have been really good,&#8221; manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2025\/03\/27\/detroit-tigers-aj-hinch-one-of-the-best-managers-in-the-game\/82642967007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:A.J. Hinch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;A.J. Hinch&quot;}\" class=\"link \">A.J. Hinch<\/a> said before Monday&#8217;s game. &#8220;I have a lot of respect for how they go about it. We know the division runs through Cleveland. As much as we want to say otherwise, they&#8217;ve done it. We have to take that personally and overcome them and work to get to where we want to get to. That&#8217;s the brutal truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Contact Evan Petzold at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/mailto:epetzold@freepress.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:epetzold@freepress.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;epetzold@freepress.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">epetzold@freepress.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow him\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanPetzold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@EvanPetzold;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@EvanPetzold&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@EvanPetzold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2026\/05\/18\/detroit-tigers-cleveland-guardians-weather-rain-delay\/90149817007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Guardians weather delay at Comerica Park;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Guardians weather delay at Comerica Park&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Guardians weather delay at Comerica Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Detroit Tigers&#8216; rain delay is over. 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