CLEVELAND — Andres Gimenez took a fearlessly swing at Andrew Chafin's first-pitch slider with two outs in the seventh inning.
The ball sailed over the right-field wall.
A go-ahead, three-run home run.
The Detroit Tigers lost, 4-1, to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader and the first of four games in the series. The offense, worst in MLB, finished with three hits, two walks and 13 strikeouts. The Tigers (43-74) have dropped eight games in a row and carry a 7-27 record since July 9.
Detroit has struck out 91 times over the past seven games.