Steven Kwan, Angel Martinez, José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo combined to give Cleveland four extra-base hits in an extra inning for the first time in 64 years, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 in the 10th on Tuesday night for their 10th win in 11 games.
Pinch-hitter Kerry Carpenter tied the score 3-3 with a two-out homer in the ninth against Cade Smith (7-5), who blew a save for the sixth time in 21 chances.
Cleveland extended a winning streak to five for the fifth time this season, matching its high, and improved to 11-6 in extra innings — the most extra-inning wins in the big leagues. The Guardians are 2 1/2 games behind Boston for the last AL wild card and closed within 5 1/2 games of the AL Central-leading Tigers.
The Guardians’ first four batters in the 10th had extra-base hits off Will Vest (6-4), when Kwan doubled, Martínez tripled, José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo doubled. Gabriel Arias added a one-out RBI single for a 7-3 lead.
Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer in bottom of the 10th off Jakub Junis.
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