Cecconi goes 6 strong innings and Guardians beat Tigers 3-1

DETROIT (AP)– Slade Cecconi gave up a run and five hits over 6 innings, José Ramírez tripled and scored in a two-run first inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night.Steven Kwan had 3 hits and an RBI for Cleveland.Advertisement Cecconi (1-1 )struck out 6 and allowed 2 walks in his second start of the season. Hunter Gaddis followed with two scoreless innings and Emmanuel Clase pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th save.Jackson Jobe(4-1)quit two runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings to take his first

career loss. The Tigers won his first 8 starts– the longest streak to begin a career in franchise history.Kwan led off the game with a double and Ramírez struck a triple over the head of Javier Báez in center field for a 1-0 lead before Carlos Santana included a two-out RBI single for a 2-0 lead.The Guardians held the Tigers scoreless for the very first 14 1/3 innings of the series, but Spencer Torkelson broke the streak with his 13th homer in the sixth inning.Advertisement Bo Naylor led off the ninth with a triple and Kwan made it 3-1 with an RBI single.Key minute The Tigers had runners on the corners with one out in the 4th inning,

but Cecconi got

Andy Ibáñez to fly out to shallow center before Akil Baddoo grounded out.Key stat Jobe was the 5th starter in 44 years whose group won his first 8 starts, going back to the Dodgers ‘Fernando Valenzuela in 1981. The most recent was Roy Oswalt in 2001. The last pitcher with nine is Whitey Ford, who holds the big league record with 22

. Up next Guardians RHP Luis Ortiz( 2-5, 4.66 PERIOD)is anticipated to face Detroit RHP Casey Mize (6-1, 2.53), who would be returning from a hamstring pressure, on Saturday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb