{"id":702897,"date":"2026-05-19T06:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/702897\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:58:13","slug":"guardians-score-vs-tigers-jose-ramirez-powers-cleveland-over-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/702897\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians score vs. Tigers. Jose Ramirez powers Cleveland over Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jose Ramirez<\/a> had a two-run double and a solo home run and the visiting Cleveland Guardians<\/a> rolled past the slumping Detroit Tigers<\/a> 8-2 on Monday, May 18.<\/p>\n

Chase DeLauter<\/a> and Rhys Hoskins<\/a> drove in two runs apiece, while Brayan Rocchio<\/a> scored three times.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi<\/a> (3-4) held the Tigers to two runs and four hits in 7\u2153 innings. The\u00a0Guardians\u00a0have won six of their last seven games.<\/p>\n

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Apr 14, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals catcher Iv\u2021n Herrera (48) tags out Cleveland Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo (9) during the fourth inning at Busch Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Apr 14, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals catcher Iv\u2021n Herrera (48) tags out Cleveland Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo (9) during the fourth inning at Busch Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians center fielder Daniel Schneemann, left, almost collides with right fielder Angel Martinez as he catches a fly ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals’ Alec Burleson (not pictured) on April 13, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges (27) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning on April 12, 2026, in Cumberland, Georgia.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Parker Messick throws against the Atlanta Braves on April 11, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

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Apr 10, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the second inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Apr 8, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians left fielder Angel Martinez (1) celebrates after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians rookie Juan Brito hits a double for his first career hit during the second inning of his Major League debut against the Kansas City Royals on April 7, 2026, in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez acknowledges the fans after becoming the franchise’s all time leader in games played during a game against the Kansas City Royals on April 6, 2026, in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians’ CJ Kayfus celebrates his solo home run with designated hitter Chase DeLauter (24) in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs on April 5, 2026, in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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Apr 5, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio (4) makes a catch in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n

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Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez slides safely into second base during the home opener against the Chicago Cubs, April 3, 2026, in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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Apr 1, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Cleveland Guardians second baseman Daniel Schneemann (10) steals third base during the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Mar 31, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) throws to the plate during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Mar 30, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges (27) reacts after hitting a double against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Mar 29, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez (44) scores a run off an RBI double hit by Seattle Mariners left fielder Randy Arozarena (56) during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Mar 28, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Cleveland Guardians designated hitter Chase DeLauter (24) celegbrates with centerfielder Steven Kwan (38) after hitting a two-run home run during the tenth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.<\/p>\n

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Mar 27, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Cleveland Guardians right fielder Chase DeLauter (24) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Mar 26, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Cleveland Guardians right fielder Chase DeLauter (24) runs the bases after hitting a home run against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Detroit starter Framber Valdez<\/a> (2-3) gave up four runs and five hits in five innings. He walked four and struck out three. Valdez had won all five of his previous career outings against the\u00a0Guardians.<\/p>\n

The Tigers are 2-11 over their last 13 games.<\/p>\n

Riley Greene<\/a> had two hits, including an RBI double, for Detroit. Matt Vierling<\/a> added a solo homer.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians starter Slade Cecconi throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers on May 18, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n

The game was delayed 43 minutes by inclement weather.<\/p>\n

Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the first. Greene, who had an 11-game hitting streak snapped on May 17, blasted a Cecconi fastball off the right-center field wall to knock in Dillon Dingler<\/a>. The two-out hit followed Kevin McGonigle’s single and Dingler’s fielder’s choice grounder.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland grabbed a 2-1 lead in the third. Rocchio led off with a triple to right-center. One out later, Ramirez walked and DeLauter hit into a fielder’s choice as Rocchio scored. DeLauter scored from first on Hoskins’ double to left-center.<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Guardians’ Jose Ramirez breaks his bat against the Detroit Tigers on May 18, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Guardians\u00a0increased their lead to 4-1 in the fifth. Rocchio drew a leadoff walk and Angel Martinez and Ramirez followed with singles to load the bases.<\/p>\n

DeLauter’s once again drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Hoskins knocked in Martinez with a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) sits in the dugout before the game against the Detroit Tigers to start at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) sits in the dugout before the game against the Detroit Tigers to start at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Framber Valdez (59) throws a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians in the first inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Guardians left fielder Angel Martinez (1) attempts a bunt against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) breaks his bat against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Framber Valdez (59) throws a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians in the first inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Slade Cecconi (44) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana (37) hits a single against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Cleveland made it 7-1 in the sixth. Travis Bazzana<\/a> led off with a single. A walk to Steven Kwan<\/a> and another to Rocchio loaded the bases with one out. Martinez drove in Bazzana with a single and Ramirez ripped a double to send home two more runs.<\/p>\n

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Vierling hit his fourth homer while leading off the eighth. Ramirez led off the ninth with his eighth homer.<\/p>\n

The Akron Beacon\u00a0Journal\u00a0sports department can be contacted via email at\u00a0bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Streaking Guardians beat slumping Tigers for 6th win in 7 games<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jose Ramirez had a two-run double and a solo home run and the visiting Cleveland Guardians rolled past…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":702898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2386],"tags":[5,6199,22912,51,147,53,2583,1390,79,865,1387,4,130,624,9113,2081,1323,594],"class_list":{"0":"post-702897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-tigers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-brayan-rocchio","10":"tag-chase-delauter","11":"tag-cleveland-guardians","12":"tag-detroit","13":"tag-detroit-tigers","14":"tag-detroittigers","15":"tag-dillon-dingler","16":"tag-framber-valdez","17":"tag-jose-ramirez","18":"tag-matt-vierling","19":"tag-mlb","20":"tag-rhys-hoskins","21":"tag-riley-greene","22":"tag-slade-cecconi","23":"tag-steven-kwan","24":"tag-the-tigers","25":"tag-tigers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116599948385173204","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}