After slumbering for most of two games and six innings the Cleveland offense awoke in the seventh this afternoon against the Tigers. Every starter scored a run and all but one recorded a hit in the 9-3 victory. The breakthrough was likely welcomed by Aaron Civale, who overcame early struggles of his own to log a quality start.
Civale didn’t miss often but the Tigers pounced when he did in the early innings. Nomar Mazara homered to right scoring Willi Castro in the first, while Akil Baddoo added another dinger in the third for a 3-1 lead.
After these initial dustups, Civale settled down and dispatched batters with clinical control.