Montero, Tigers Shut Out Guardians without a Strikeout, a First in MLB Since 2014
Keider Montero allowed no runs and no strikeouts as Detroit moved within a game of .500 and stayed in the wild-card chase.
- On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Detroit Tigers right-hander Keider Montero delivered 6 scoreless innings to lead Detroit to a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park, where 31,777 fans witnessed the shutout.
- Montero secured 19 outs without recording a strikeout, marking the first time since 2014 a team allowed 0 runs without striking out any opposing batters. The 60-61 Tigers maintained their wildcard position.
- Javier Baez scored the game's opening run on a groundout by Dillon Dingler, while rookie Eduardo Valencia hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and Spencer Torkelson added an RBI single in the eighth.
- Lefty Tyler Holton and closer Kenley Jansen secured the final three innings to preserve the win. Detroit now prepares to host the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox for a three-game series starting Friday.
- Separately, catcher Eric Haase was released by the Chicago White Sox after previously playing for the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. The 33-year-old did not appear in a game for Chicago at the major league level after signing a minor league contract.
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Tigers shut out Guardians without a strikeout, a first in MLB since 2014
DETROIT — Keider Montero pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Tigers blanked the Guardians, 3-0, on Aug. 13 despite failing to record a strikeout. The Tigers became the first team to blank an opponent without a strikeout since Rick Porcello did it to the Athletics on July 1, 2014. The feat has […]
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Eduardo Valencia, Keider Montero pace Tigers past Guardians
Eduardo Valencia homered and Keider Montero pitched 6 1/3 strong innings, fueling the host Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon. Montero (9-7) limited the Guardians to three hits and one walk. Tyler Holton got the next five outs, allowing one hit, and Kenley Jansen tossed a clean ninth
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Montero, Tigers shut out Guardians without a strikeout, a first in MLB since 2014
Keider Montero pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 despite failing to record a strikeout.
4-Year Detroit Tigers Player Released By Current MLB Team
On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers finished their series with the Cleveland Guardians (at home) in Michigan.They won by a score of 3-0 (and took two out of three in the series).Underdog MLB wrote: “Tigers beat the Guardians 3-0 on Thursday while recording 0 strikeouts. First time since 2014 that a team has allowed 0 runs […] The post 4-Year Detroit Tigers Player Released By Current MLB Team appeared first on HEAVY.
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