MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/20/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1312 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (23-28) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1
Detroit Tigers (30-20) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 10 1
Cleveland Stopped, 4-3, by Detroit
Detroit pitcher Jeferson Mejia had a large part in his team beating the Cleveland Guardians, 4-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Tomás Mendoza earned the save for Detroit, his 17th of the year. The second-place Tigers have won 6 consecutive games.

The Tigers got a big at-bat from third baseman Dan Jackson. For the game, Jackson was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 3rd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 7th home run of the season gave Detroit a 4-2 lead.

"I feel like we're rolling now," Mejia told the Detroit Today."The dugout is coming alive."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 13
   b-J. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 4 11
   c-V. Guerrero Jr. LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 5 22
J. Martínez SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .258 5 16
B. Seppings RF, LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 .209 7 23
E. Jones 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .280 9 31
G. Torres 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .279 1 16
L. Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 2 13
M. Papi DH 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .223 5 22
   a-A. Ibanez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 1 10
R. Pinto C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 2 12
T. Taylor CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 2 13
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 7 9      
a - A. Ibanez inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. King pinch hit for J. Álvarez in the 8th
c - V. Guerrero Jr. substituted for J. King in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (12, 1st Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Papi (7, 4th Inning off J. Mejia, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Martínez (5, 8th Inning off C. Rice, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 2 , J. Martínez 4 , E. Jones 2 , M. Papi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thompson , T. Taylor
Sac Bunt: G. Torres
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: L. Thompson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Torres)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. González RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .297 9 28
J. Navarro 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 .209 3 15
L. Aquino LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .314 3 11
   a-L. Provolone LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 8
J. Sala CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .217 5 16
J. Cortez C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .267 0 3
A. O'Mullan 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .227 4 13
   b-D. Bradley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 4 15
D. Jackson 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .307 7 28
A. Peña DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .303 5 13
L. Guillorme SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .247 0 13
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 5 25      
a - L. Provolone substituted for L. Aquino in the 7th
b - D. Bradley substituted for A. O'Mullan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cortez (2, 3rd Inning off J. Medina, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sala (5, 6th Inning off J. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. O'Mullan (1, 6th Inning off J. Medina, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Jackson (7, 6th Inning off J. Medina, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Navarro , J. Sala 3 , J. Cortez 2 , A. O'Mullan 3 , D. Jackson 4 , A. Peña 3 , L. Guillorme
2-out RBI: J. Sala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Navarro , L. Aquino 2 , A. O'Mullan
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jackson (8)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Medina L (3-4) 5.2 9 4 4 3 3 1 28 96 4.62   
J. Throckmorton 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 27 2.93   
C. Shreve 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 18 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Medina 35
Batters Faced: J. Medina 28, J. Throckmorton 6, C. Shreve 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Medina 6-7, J. Throckmorton 1-2, C. Shreve 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Medina 96-58, J. Throckmorton 27-15, C. Shreve 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Throckmorton 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Mejia W (4-3) 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 24 96 4.13   
D. Weaver H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 1.16   
C. Rice H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 13 3.32   
T. Mendoza SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mejia 59
Batters Faced: J. Mejia 24, D. Weaver 3, C. Rice 4, T. Mendoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mejia 10-4, D. Weaver 0-3, C. Rice 1-0, T. Mendoza 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mejia 96-61, D. Weaver 18-12, C. Rice 13-9, T. Mendoza 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeferson Mejia
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 41507
Wednesday, May 20th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60