Detroit Tigers lose to Cleveland, 5-2: Game thread replay
Detroit Tigers (19-30) vs. Cleveland (26-21)
When: 1:10 p.m. Thursday.
Where: Comerica Park.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM 97.1 (other radio affiliates).
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First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 63 degrees.
Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (2-5, 3.08 ERA) vs. Cleveland RHP Shane Bieber (4-3, 3.32).
Wednesday's game: Detroit's Jose Urena and Cleveland's Triston McKenzie locked up in a pitchers' duel with the game remaining scoreless into the bottom of the eighth inning. Niko Goodrum doubled to open the inning for the Tigers, advanced to third on a sac bunt by Jake Rogers and scored on a Robbie Grossman sac fly. Michael Fulmer got the win after pitching a scoreless eighth and Gregory Soto came in with a scoreless ninth to get the save.
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Tigers lineup
1. Robbie Grossman, LF
2. Harold Castro, 2B
3. Jeimer Candelario, 3B
4. Jonathan Schoop, 1B
5. Niko Goodrum, SS
6. Eric Haase, C
7. Akil Baddoo, CF
8. Victor Reyes, RF
9. Willi Castro, DH
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