The Tigers were shut out by the Guardians on Wednesday, marking a series loss and bringing Cleveland's trail behind them in the AL Central down to 4.5 games with 10 contests still left in the regular season (and four games against each other).
Jack Flaherty pitched a strong five innings of one-run ball but was ultimately tagged with the loss when the Tigers' offense couldn't capitalize on three hits and two walks off Guardians starter Gavin Williams. Five Cleveland relievers took the mound behind him, but Detroit only managed to get a single hit off of them.