Cecconi goes 6 strong innings and Guardians beat Tigers 3-1 to hand Jobe his first career loss

DETROIT AP Slade Cecconi gave up a run and five hits over six innings Jos Ram rez tripled and scored in a two-run first inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers - on Friday night Steven Kwan had three hits and an RBI for Cleveland Cecconi - struck out six and allowed two walks in his second start of the season Hunter Gaddis followed with two scoreless innings and Emmanuel Clase pitched a - - ninth for his th save Jackson Jobe - gave up two runs on four hits and two walks in five innings to take his first career loss The Tigers won his first eight starts the longest streak to start a career in franchise history Kwan led off the meeting with a double and Ram rez hit a triple over the head of Javier B ez in center field for a - lead before Carlos Santana added a two-out RBI single for a - lead The Guardians held the Tigers scoreless for the first innings of the series but Spencer Torkelson broke the streak with his th homer in the sixth inning Bo Naylor led off the ninth with a triple and Kwan made it - with an RBI single Key moment The Tigers had runners on the corners with one out in the fourth inning but Cecconi got Andy Ib ez to fly out to shallow center before Akil Baddoo grounded out Key stat Jobe was the fifth starter in years whose company won his first eight starts going back to the Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela in The preponderance latest was Roy Oswalt in The last pitcher with nine is Whitey Ford who holds the major league record with Up next Guardians RHP Luis Ortiz - ERA is expected to face Detroit RHP Casey Mize - who would be returning from a hamstring strain on Saturday AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source