Bazzana singles home winning run in 10th inning as Guardians top Tigers 4-3 to sweep doubleheader

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Dulik, B. (2026, September 5). Bazzana singles home winning run in 10th inning as Guardians top Tigers 4-3 to sweep doubleheader. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/bazzana-singles-home-winning-run-in-10th-inning-as-guardians-top-tigers-4-3-to-sweep-doubleheader/article_f35c9735-9166-5a22-92df-818c91a4accb.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-05 · by Brian Dulik

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Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio in the 10th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and complete a sweep of their day-night doubleheader. The Guardians' Hunter Gaddis earned the win after pitching two clean innings, keeping the team (72-70) in sole possession of the final American League wild-card position. Bazzana had previously tied the game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Jacob Waguespack. This marked the first time Cleveland won both games of a doubleheader in walk-off fashion since 1984.
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The Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, winning both games in walk-off fashion. In the second game, Travis Bazzana hit a single in the *10th inning* that scored Brayan Rocchio, giving the Guardians a 4-3 win. The team had come from behind to take the lead after falling behind 2-0 in the third inning. This victory kept the Guardians at 72-70, maintaining their sole possession of the final American League wild-card position.

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📰 Guardians Sweep Doubleheader
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Brian Dulik
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CLEVELAND Guardians Tigers the Cleveland Guardians the Detroit Tigers

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Guardians ORG · 5× CLEVELAND GPE · 3× Rocchio PERSON · 3× Bazzana PERSON · 2× Tigers ORG · 2× Brayan Rocchio PERSON · 1× Jacob Waguespack PERSON · 1× Travis Bazzana PERSON · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1× the Detroit Tigers ORG · 1×

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio in the 10th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader Friday.
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2026-09-05 · Toronto Star
Bazzana singles home winning run in 10th inning as Guardians top Tigers 4-3 to sweep doubleheader · assertive framing

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio in the 10th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader Friday. asserted
Bazzana → single → doubleheader
Bazzana tied the score with a two-run homer off Jacob Waguespack in the eighth, then lined the ball up the middle against Kenley Jansen (4-6) in the 10th. asserted
Bazzana → tie → 10th
Rocchio had reached on a fielder’s choice before stealing second and third. asserted
Rocchio → reach → choice
In the opener, Rocchio hit a solo homer in the ninth inning after connecting on a tying grand slam in the fourth, rallying the Guardians to a 7-6 victory. asserted
Rocchio → hit → victory
It marked the first time Cleveland won both games of a doubleheader in walk-off fashion since Aug. 19, 1984, against Milwaukee. asserted
Cleveland → mark → Milwaukee
Hunter Gaddis (3-3) pitched two clean innings in the nightcap to earn the win, keeping the Guardians (72-70) in sole possession of the final American League wild-card position. asserted
Gaddis → pitch → position
Tigers starter Andrew Sears carried a shutout into the sixth until Nathaniel Lowe doubled in José Ramírez to pull the Guardians to 3-1. asserted
Lowe → carry → 3
The left-hander gave up one run over 5 2/3 innings in his third major league appearance. asserted
hander → give → appearance
Detroit went ahead 2-0 in the third when Hao-Yu Lee singled in Zach McKinstry and Kevin McGonigle followed with an RBI double to score Gleyber Torres. asserted
McGonigle → go → Torres
Torres scored again in the fifth on Eduardo Valencia’s single to extend the lead against Foster Griffin. asserted
Torres → score → Griffin
Lee was thrown out at home later in the third and exited with a bruised left shin after running into catcher Austin Hedges. asserted
Lee → throw → Hedges
Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt was ejected by plate umpire Manny Gonzalez in the fifth after intervening in a dispute between Gonzalez and Hedges. asserted
Vogt → eject → Gonzalez
Guardians left fielder Angel Martínez was removed in the fifth with a bruised left shoulder, one inning after colliding with Rocchio while pursuing a popup. asserted
Martínez → remove → popup
Designated hitter Chase DeLauter was lifted for Bazzana in the sixth because of a right wrist sprain. asserted
DeLauter → lift → sprain
Up next Tigers LHP Framber Valdez (8-10, 4.36 ERA) faces Guardians LHP Parker Messick (11-8, 2.46) in the third game of the series Saturday. asserted
Valdez → face → series
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