DETROIT (Interstat) — Joey Cantillo pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings, Brayan Rocchio had three hits and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Thursday to complete a four-game series sweep at Comerica Park. Cantillo (4-1) allowed three hits and struck out six. Hunter Gaddis earned his first save with a scoreless ninth, striking out two. The Guardians scored two runs in the third inning on a Daniel Schneemann double and a Jose Ramirez single, then added a solo homer by Patrick Bailey in the eighth. Detroit’s only run came on a Dillon Dingler homer in the bottom of the eighth. Cleveland improved to 30-22, extending its winning streak to six. Detroit fell to 20-31. Casey Mize (2-3) took the loss after allowing two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings. Attendance was 25,687. Time of game was 2 hours 40 minutes.

DETROIT (Interstat) — Joey Cantillo threw 5 2/3 shutout innings, Patrick Bailey hit a solo home run and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Guardians, who lead the American League Central Division, completed a four-game series sweep and improved to 31-22. The Tigers fell to 20-31. Cantillo (4-1) scattered three hits and struck out six while walking two. He retired the side in order in the second and fourth innings and worked out of a first-inning jam after consecutive singles by Kevin McGonigle and Dillon Dingler put runners at second and third with one out. Cantillo struck out Riley Greene, walked Jahmai Jones and then got Spencer Torkelson to fly out to right field. The left-hander’s performance continued a strong stretch. In his previous two starts, Cantillo had allowed four earned runs over 11 innings with eight strikeouts, including a win over Cincinnati on May 16 and a win over the Los Angeles Angels on May 11. Hunter Gaddis earned his first save of the season by pitching a perfect ninth inning, striking out two. He entered after Shawn Armstrong and Codi Heuer bridged the middle innings. Cleveland’s offense struck first in the third inning. Brayan Rocchio hit a one-out double off Tigers starter Casey Mize and scored on Daniel Schneemann’s double to right field. Jose Ramirez followed with a single to left that drove in Schneemann and gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead. Rocchio finished with three hits, including two doubles, and scored a run. He singled in the eighth inning and later walked. The Guardians added a key insurance run in the eighth. Bailey led off with a home run to right-center field off Tigers reliever Enmanuel De Jesus, his second of the season and his first since April. The home run extended Cleveland’s lead to 3-0. Detroit answered in the bottom of the eighth. Dillon Dingler led off with a solo home run off Cleveland reliever Matt Festa, his ninth of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1. But Festa rebounded by striking out Riley Greene, and Armstrong and Heuer combined to retire the next two batters. The Tigers threatened again in the ninth. With two outs, Zach McKinstry singled off Gaddis, but Matt Vierling struck out swinging to end the game. Casey Mize (2-3) took the loss despite a solid outing. He allowed two runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out four. He retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced before the third-inning rally. Detroit’s bullpen kept the game close. De Jesus pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing only Bailey’s home run and striking out two. The Tigers managed six hits, matching Cleveland’s total. Dingler had two hits, including his home run and a first-inning double. Kevin McGonigle, Zack Short and McKinstry each had one hit. Cleveland’s defense contributed several key plays. Shortstop Brayan Rocchio turned a forceout to end the third inning and made a groundout to first in the seventh. The game was played in 2 hours, 40 minutes before an announced crowd of 25,687. Cleveland’s winning streak began with a series sweep of the Cincinnati Reds at home from May 15-17, then continued with a four-game sweep of the Tigers. The Guardians have won eight of their last 10 games. Detroit has lost five straight and seven of its last eight. The Guardians now travel to Philadelphia for a three-game series against the Phillies starting Friday. The Tigers visit Baltimore for a three-game set beginning Friday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cleveland Guardians 6, Detroit Tigers 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Cleveland a 54.30 percent probability to win. Cleveland had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 4 went over the over-under line of 7.5.

DETROIT (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers conclude their four-game series Thursday evening at Comerica Park, with first pitch scheduled under cloudy skies and temperatures near 55 degrees. Cleveland (28-22) enters with a 2-1 series lead after dropping a 1-0 decision Wednesday. The Guardians have won four of their last five overall. Detroit (20-29) has lost four of its last five. Left-hander Joey Cantillo (3-1, 3.72 ERA) is scheduled to start for Cleveland. The 26-year-old will face Detroit right-hander Keider Montero (2-4, 4.50 ERA), who opposed the Guardians on Tuesday and took the loss. Cantillo is coming off a win over the Los Angeles Angels on May 13, in which he allowed two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts. Montero matched up with Cleveland five days ago, surrendering three earned runs over five innings with one strikeout in a 4-3 defeat. A player to watch for the Guardians is left-hander Parker Messick, who earned a win in Tuesday’s series opener. Messick pitched five innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits with six strikeouts. He has three wins over his last four starts, compiling a 2.42 ERA over that span. For Detroit, Montero also serves as a key factor. He has lost three of his last four decisions, though he pitched six scoreless innings in a win over Texas on May 2. Cleveland’s lineup was productive in its Monday win, with second baseman Travis Bazzana going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Spencer Torkelson homered and drove in two runs for Detroit in Tuesday’s loss. The Interstat game simulator projects a 6-2 win for Cleveland, which has been installed as a -1.5 favorite. The over/under is 7.5 runs. Following Thursday’s game, Cleveland travels to Philadelphia for a three-game series beginning Friday. Detroit visits Baltimore for three games starting Friday.