The Detroit News · Apr 18, 2023
Eduardo Rodriguez twirls gem as Tigers sweep doubleheader, extend win streak
Detroit — Tigers lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, 30, made his 174th big-league start Tuesday in Game 2 of a doubleheader.
Guardians right-hander Peyton Battenfield, 25, made his second big-league start.
The two put on a show but the older maestro won the day. Rodriguez pitched eight four-hit, shutout innings, with 10 strikeouts, helping the Tigers complete a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Guardians, 1-0, at Comerica Park. The Tigers have won five in a row.
BOX SCORE: Tigers 1, Guardians 0
The lone run was an opposite-field home run in the sixth inning by Riley Greene.
Right-hander Jason Foley finished it off, earning a save with a clean ninth inning.