Guardians sweep doubleheader against Tigers with two late-inning walk-off wins
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Last updated Sep 5, 2026
The Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field on Friday, September 4, claiming both games via walk-off results. After securing a 7-6 victory in the opener on a Brayan Rocchio home run, the Guardians defeated the Tigers 4-3 in the 10th inning of the nightcap. Travis Bazzana drove in the winning run with a single off Kenley Jansen to conclude the second game. Tigers rookie Andrew Sears pitched 5 2/3 innings in his MLB starting debut, holding a 3-0 lead until the bullpen surrendered the advantage in the eighth inning. The Tigers also lost Hao-Yu Lee during the contest due to a left shin contusion sustained during a collision at home plate. Framber Valdez is scheduled to start for the Tigers in the third game of the series on Saturday.
- •Cleveland won the first game 7-6 and the second game 4-3.
- •Travis Bazzana recorded a game-winning single in the 10th inning of the nightcap.
- •Andrew Sears allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings in his first major league start.
- •Hao-Yu Lee exited the second game with a left shin contusion.
- •The Tigers have 20 losses this season in games where they led in the seventh inning.
- 2:47 AMYahoo Sports — Nightcap doubly painful for Tigers with 2nd walk-off loss to Guardians
- 2:42 AMYahoo Sports — Tigers swept in doubleheader as Guardians score in 10th inning
"Detroit Tigers score: Lefty Andrew Sears allowed just one run in 5 1/3 innings in his first MLB start, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead again.
"Andrew Sears struck out four and allowed four hits in five innings in the Tigers' loss in the nightcap against the Guardians.
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 5, 2026, 2:47 AMNightcap doubly painful for Tigers with 2nd walk-off loss to Guardians
Detroit Tigers score: Lefty Andrew Sears allowed just one run in 5 1/3 innings in his first MLB start, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead again.
- Yahoo SportsSep 5, 2026, 2:42 AMTigers swept in doubleheader as Guardians score in 10th inning
Andrew Sears struck out four and allowed four hits in five innings in the Tigers' loss in the nightcap against the Guardians.
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