Cleveland tops Tigers 8-5 to complete sweep
The Cleveland Baseball Club defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 8-5 as their offense was powered by five home runs.
Home runs from Franmil Reyes, Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez. and Sandy Leon powered the Cleveland Baseball Club to an 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland was 28th in home runs coming into the game and they managed to find their power stroke against the Tigers pitching staff.
Franmil Reyes got things started in the 2nd inning with his first of two home runs in the game.
Francisco Lindor would hit a two-run homer in the 3rd inning to give Cleveland a 3-0 lead.
Jose Ramirez would break a 3-3 tie in the 5th with a home run of his own.
Sandy Leon homered in the 6th to break a 4-4 tie.
Franmil Reyes hit his second home run of the game in the 7th inning to extend Cleveland’s lead to 4.
Reyes would later be hit on the hand by a pitch from Joe Jimenez and had to exit the game. Reyes’ x-rays were negative according to reports.
Adam Plutko was Cleveland’s starter and he did not have a good outing. Plutko lasted just 2.2 innings and allowed 3 runs on 6 hits. To be blunt, Plutko just didn’t have it and he wasn’t fooling any of Detroit’s hitters.
Dominic Leone allowed 1 run on 2 hits and did not record and out. Oliver Perez came away with the win, his first of the season. Perez worked just one inning and allowed one hit. Nick Wittgren would pitch the 9th and allowed 1 run on 2 hits. Wittgren would need 19 pitches to complete the final inning.
This was the 20th consecutive win for Cleveland over Detroit, the longest winning streak over one opponent in team history.
It has been over a year since Cleveland lost to Detroit, that time being on April 10, 2019. Cleveland will have a chance to extend their streak this upcoming weekend when the Tigers come to Cleveland for a three game set.
