DETROIT (AP) — José Ramírez homered and hit a two-run double on a 3-for-4 night, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the reeling Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Monday.
Slade Cecconi (3-4) held the Tigers to two runs in 7 1/3 innings, his longest outing of the season.
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Detroit Tigers' Framber Valdez pitches against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Chase DeLauter, center, celebrates in the dugout after scoring against the Detroit Tigers on a double hit by Rhys Hoskins during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Slade Cecconi pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez celebrates with Chase DeLauter (24) after hitting a solo home run against the Detroit Tigers during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Brayan Rocchio, center, and Steven Kwan, right, celebrate with Rhys Hoskins (8) after scoring against the Detroit Tigers on a double by Jose Ramirez during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins drove in two runs apiece for Cleveland. Angel Martínez extended his hitting streak to seven games with two singles while scoring a run and driving one in. Brayan Rocchio scored three times for the Guardians, who've won six of seven.
Matt Vierling homered for the Tigers, who have lost 11 of 13. Riley Greene, whose 11-game hitting streak was snapped on Sunday, had an RBI double among two hits.
Detroit starter Framber Valdez (2-3) battled control issues while giving up four runs in five innings. Valdez, who had won all five of his previous appearances against the Guardians, walked four and threw 89 pitches.
The game was delayed 43 minutes by inclement weather.
The Tigers took the lead in the first on Greene's RBI double. Hoskins' two-out RBI double highlighted Cleveland's two-run third. The Guardians added two more runs in the fifth and three in the sixth, capped by Ramírez's two-run double, for a 7-1 lead.
Vierling led off the bottom of the eighth with his homer and Ramírez hit his eighth of the season to lead off the ninth.
LHP Parker Messick (5-1, 2.35 ERA) will start the second game of the four-game series for Cleveland. RHP Keider Montero (2-3, 3.65) pitches for Detroit.
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Detroit Tigers' Framber Valdez pitches against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Chase DeLauter, center, celebrates in the dugout after scoring against the Detroit Tigers on a double hit by Rhys Hoskins during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Slade Cecconi pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez celebrates with Chase DeLauter (24) after hitting a solo home run against the Detroit Tigers during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cleveland Guardians' Brayan Rocchio, center, and Steven Kwan, right, celebrate with Rhys Hoskins (8) after scoring against the Detroit Tigers on a double by Jose Ramirez during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies from his elbow, general manager Brandon Gomes said.
The Dodgers are optimistic that the procedure will allow Snell to return to the mound earlier than other treatment options, although the $182 million starter will still be sidelined for a significant amount of time. Gomes said Snell will have the same surgery as Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, who has the same elbow problem, with the intention of returning this season.
“Hopefully it's the shorter timeline,” Gomes said. “That's the hope and the expectation right now. Obviously don't know 100% until we're in there, but that's what we expect.”
The injury-plagued World Series champions also signed veteran reliever Jonathan Hernández and optioned reliever Chayce McDermott back to the minors after one appearance, making their latest pitching shuffle Monday before they faced the NL West rival San Diego Padres for the first time this season.
Hernández opted out of his minor league contract with Philadelphia on Monday after making 13 appearances for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, going 1-0 with a 4.80 ERA and 22 strikeouts over 15 innings.
Hernández appeared in parts of five seasons for the Texas Rangers before bouncing through the minors with Seattle, Tampa Bay and the Phillies over the past two years. He hasn't pitched in the majors since making three appearances for the Mariners in August 2024.
McDermott made his Dodgers debut with one scoreless inning in their 10-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. The Dodgers acquired the right-hander in a trade with Baltimore last month.
The Dodgers are going through another year of significant injury problems for their pitching staff, forcing them to shuffle their rotation and bullpen on a weekly basis yet again. Los Angeles still has the majors' second-lowest ERA at 3.21 entering its trip to Petco Park.
“We've dealt with this in the past,” Gomes said. “It's the reason you try to go in with as much depth as you can, knowing that things can happen. You hope that they don't pile up at the same time, which has been happening as of late, but we'll keep navigating it and work through it like we have in the past.”
High-priced starters Snell and Tyler Glasnow are out of the Dodgers' rotation due to injuries.
Manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Glasnow's injured back recently “flared up,” preventing him from throwing off a mound yet. Snell has made one start for the Dodgers this season, while Glasnow left his seventh start of the year with his injury nearly two weeks ago.
Edwin Diaz, the majors' highest-paid reliever, is likely out for at least three months after undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow after just seven appearances with his new team. The Dodgers then lost left-hander Jack Dreyer, their most-used reliever this season, to shoulder discomfort last weekend.
Roberts also said long-injured reliever Brusdar Graterol has had another setback in his recovery from a back injury. The hard-throwing Graterol, who hasn't pitched in the majors since the 2024 World Series, had been pitching for Triple-A Oklahoma City.
“He'll be shut down for a while,” Roberts said.
Gomes said surgery on Graterol's lower back is a possibility.
The Dodgers' other injured pitchers with significant major league experience include right-handers Brock Stewart, Evan Phillips, Ben Casparius, Landon Knack, Gavin Stone, Bobby Miller and Jake Cousins.
Utilitymen Kiké Hernández and Tommy Edman have also missed the entire season to date with injuries, but both are tentatively expected back within the next month.
The Dodgers transferred Casparius to the 60-day injured list to make room for Hernández on the 40-man roster.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chayce McDermott throws to a Los Angeles Angels batter during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
