The Cleveland Guardians just pulled off the unthinkable, notching their third walk-off victory in three days against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, winning 3-2 in ten innings. Get this: in all three of those games, Cleveland never even threw a single pitch with a lead until the game-winner. That’s some wild stuff you don’t see every day.
Jobe Battles, Williams Rolls Coaster
Jackson Jobe, making his seventh start of the year for the Tigers, had another one of his typical up-and-down outings since coming back from Tommy John surgery. It’s either five innings and a single run given up, or he gets absolutely hammered for a half-dozen and leaves early. Today, he gave up multiple home runs in his losses, so keeping the ball in the yard is key for him. Facing him was Gavin Williams, who’s been on his own rollercoaster this year for Cleveland. He was absolutely lights-out in July, sporting a WHIP under 0.8 and walking only four batters in five starts. August, though? Totally different story, with way more walks and a 5.56 ERA. But he punched out thirteen Blue Jays in his previous September start, and today he kept it going with eleven K’s. The Tigers got on the board quick when Riley Greene smashed a double after Hao-Yu Lee walked and Colt Keith singled, putting them up 2-0 in the first. And yeah, those were their only runs all day. Cleveland cut that lead in half immediately with back-to-back doubles from Steven Kwan and Travis Bazzana. Jobe got himself into a pickle after that, walking two straight to load the bases, but he buckled down, striking out Angel Genao and getting Patrick Bailey to ground out, wiggling out of a serious jam.
Missed Chances And The Tying Shot
After that wild first inning, both starting pitchers really found their groove, dealing a ton of strikeouts. The Tigers had a golden opportunity in the third when Greene ripped his twenty-ninth double of the year, a laser that one-hopped the centerfield wall. But Dillon Dingler just missed a high four-seamer, barely missing the centerfield wall and leaving Greene stranded at second. Jobe, to his credit, got seriously tough after those early walks. He set down twelve straight Guardians before Brayan Rocchio, who has a ridiculous .915 OPS against the Tigers this season, launched a solo home run in the fifth to tie the game at 2-2. Kwan followed with another double, moving to third on a groundout, but Jobe punched out Jo Adell to end the inning, keeping things tied.
Man, what a game for Cleveland to cap off an insane weekend. For the Tigers, getting walked off three times in a row, never seeing a lead against you until the final pitch, that’s gotta sting. They need to find a way to finish games against these Guardians because this kind of pattern can mess with a team’s head. You know Cleveland’s confidence has to be through the roof right now after pulling off three straight miracles like that. Talk about momentum.
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Originally reported by Bless You Boys.
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