It was a grand slam that destroyed the “Triple Crown” pitcher.
The Cleveland Guardians won Game 5 of the 2024 Major League Baseball postseason American League Division Series 7-3 against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on the 13th (Korea time).
With two wins and two losses, and no one can step back anymore, Cleveland has defeated Detroit ace Tarik Skubal to face the New York Yankees at the American League Championship Series. He shook Skubal, who ranks first in multiple wins, ERA and strikeouts, to six hits (one homer) and one walk, six strikeouts and five runs in six innings.
▲ Selection line-up
Cleveland: Steven Kwan (lefty) – David Fry (designated hitter) – Jose Ramirez (third baseman) – Lane Thomas (center) – Josh Naylor (first baseman), Jokensi Noel (right fielder) – Bo Naylor (catcher) – Andres Jimenez (second baseman)-Brian Locchio (striker), starting pitcher Matthew Boyd.
Detroit: Justin Henry Malloy (designated hitter)-Matt Bieling (third baseman)-Riley Green (left fielder)-Andy Ibajez (second baseman)-Wensil Perez (right fielder)-Spencer Tokelson (first baseman)-Parker Meadows (center fielder)-Jake Rogers (catcher)-Trey Sweeney (striker), starting pitcher Tarik Skubal.
Detroit created chances to get ahead early in the game, but missed them all. In the top of the first inning, Maloy hit the ball, and Green walked to get on base, making it one out and runners on first and second. However, Ibanese and Perez struck out. In the top of the second inning, Midouz hit a double with one out. He managed to steal the bases on third base. However, Rodgers was out after hitting a fly ball to right field, and Sweeney struck out.
Cleveland opened up a chance in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, Rocky hit a hit. Kwan was hurt by the left field green’s error. He reached the second and third bases. However, Skubal displayed good crisis management ability. After striking out Fry, he sent Ramirez to the fourth pitch of his automobile’s intention to win against Thomas, and allowed him to return to the first base with a fly ball. 토토사이트
Detroit laughed first in the top of the fifth inning. Sweeney, the leadoff hitter, walked off Andrew Walters, the changed pitcher. Then came pinch hitter Kerry Carpenter’s timely hit.
His joy was fleeting. Scuval collapsed in the bottom of the fifth inning. After getting hit by Jimenez, he struck out Rocky, but allowed Kwan and Fry to hit consecutive times, putting the bases loaded. He then hit a pitch to Ramirez, tying the game 1-1.
Thomas missed the opportunity to load the bases at the previous bat. Thomas laughed this time. He hit the sinker of 96.9 miles (about 155.9 kilometers per hour) of Scuval’s first pitch to cross the left-center fence. It was Thomas’ Grand Slam.
Detroit is also in pursuit. With two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Tokelson hit a double. Tim Herrin’s wild pitch drove him to third base. With Meadows on base with a walk to reach the first and third bases, Rodgers hit a timely RBI single off Hunter Gaddis, a changed pitcher. Later, Sweeney walked to load the bases and loaded the bases, but Carpenter struck out.
Detroit recovered one more run in the top of the seventh inning. Green hit after one out. Colt Keith then had an RBI double.
However, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers’ willingness to catch up. Kwan and Ramirez had hits in the bottom of the seventh inning to create chances for the first and third bases. Then, Thomas hit a timely RBI single. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Jimenez’s double came out after one out, and Rocchio’s timely RBI single sealed the game.
Thomas led his team to the ALCS by swinging the bat with five RBIs and one run in four at-bats (one home run).
