Framber Valdez struggles for Tigers in blowout loss to rival Guardians
Detroit Tigers score: Left-hander Framber Valdez allowed four runs to the Guardians across five innings, taking his ERA to 4.58 through 10 starts.
The Detroit Tigers lost again. Left-hander Framber Valdez surrendered four runs across five innings, sinking his ERA to 4. 58 through 10 starts, and the offense scored two runs or fewer for the third game in a row, dropping the Tigers' production to three runs per game through their past 13.
More notably, the Tigers were blown out in an 8-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, May 18, in the opener of a four-game series at Comerica Park. The Tigers have lost 11 of 13 games. ACE SPEAKS: Everything Tarik Skubal said about elbow surgery, recovery timeline Just like that, the last-place Tigers (20-28, tied with the Kansas City Royals ) trail the first-place Guardians (27-22) by 6½ games in the American League Central standings.
The rivals meet again Tuesday (6:40 p. m. , Detroit SportsNet) in a showdown between right-hander Keider Montero for the Tigers and left-hander Parker Messick for the Guardians.
In Monday's game, the Tigers scored first, with one run in the first inning. They didn't score again until the eighth inning. Right-hander Slade Cecconi kept the Tigers down in a 96-pitch performance, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts across 7⅓ innings.
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