This was the game in the series that the Guardians absolutely had to win, and they did so. The Tigers got seven innings of one-run ball from Michael Lorenzen, but despite a ton of chances against Shane Bieber, they couldn’t come up with the hits when they needed them as they fell 2-0 on Tuesday night.
The Tigers had some chances early in this one and couldn’t cash in. That’s generally a bad sign with a top starter like Shane Bieber on the mound. So it would play out all game long.
Riley Greene singled with one out in the first and stole second, but Javy Báez and Nick Maton struck out.