Tigers demolish Guardians 5-0 as Rodriguez strikes out 8

The Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Guardians in a dominant fashion 5-0 on Wednesday.

A shutout and three straight series wins! #RepDetroit pic.twitter.com/1cAq1FKHKs

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 10, 2023

Eduardo Rodriguez led the way for the Detroit team as he struck out eight over seven innings.

Javier Baez had two hits and made two runs, while Jason Foley and Chasen Shreve finished off the game with combined four-hitter.

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Tyler Freeman singled twice and David Fry had his first major league hit.

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The rookie right-hander carried a perfect game into the sixth inning of his last start against Minnesota but remains winless in six big league appearances.