The Guardians have been shut out in four of their previous eight games entering July 5 as they try to make up ground against the Tigers.

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians play the middle contest of a 3-game series at Progressive Field Saturday.

Best photos as Detroit Tigers take on Al Central rival Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on July 4-6, 2025.

Wenceel Pérez and Zach McKinstry homered as the Detroit Tigers extended the Cleveland Guardians' losing streak to eight games, 2-1 on Friday night. José Ramírez went deep for the Guardians, who are on their longest skid since dropping nine straight in 2021.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB game to be played on July 4, 2025 on ESPN.

The tumble into darkness continued Saturday night. Welcome to Guardians’ baseball, where good starts turn to dust and no one seems to know how to score a run. The Guardians lost their ninth straight game,