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Detroit Tigers' offense remains dormant, drop Game 1 of doubleheader at Cleveland, 4-1

CLEVELAND — Andres Gimenez took a fearlessly swing at Andrew Chafin's first-pitch slider with two outs in the seventh inning.

The ball sailed over the right-field wall.

A go-ahead, three-run home run.

The Detroit Tigers lost, 4-1, to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader and the first of four games in the series. The offense, worst in MLB, finished with three hits, two walks and 13 strikeouts. The Tigers (43-74) have dropped eight games in a row and carry a 7-27 record since July 9.

Detroit has struck out 91 times over the past seven games.