The Cleveland Guardians prevailed against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night, 5-1 ( box score ), taking sole possession of first place in the American League Central for the first time since April 22. The Guardians had defeated the Tigers on Tuesday night to create a tie atop the division.

The Tigers struck first on Wednesday, with outfielder Parker Meadows putting Detroit up 1-0 on a third-inning sacrifice fly. Yet it was the Guardians who struck next, and who ultimately struck last. George Valera , a rookie playing in just his 13th big-league game, delivered a two-run home run in the third to put Cleveland on top. Steven Kwan drove in an insurance run in the fifth, with Jose Ramirez adding two more runs in the seventh to give the Guardians what proved to be an insurmoun

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