Jose Ramirez clubbed a tiebreaking, two-run homer and the visiting Cleveland Guardians completed a three-game sweep of the first-place Detroit Tigers with a 3-1 win on Thursday afternoon.

Cleveland (81-71) has won seven straight and 12 of its last 13 games to pull within 3 1/2 games of the Tigers (85-68) in the American League Central. They will square off in another three-game series next week, this time in Cleveland.

Jhonkensy Noel supplied a solo home run for the Guardians.

Colt Keith supplied an RBI double for Detroit before he departed in the third inning due to low back tightness. The Tigers have lost six of their last seven games.

The first six innings featured a pitchers' duel between Detroit ace Tarik Skubal -- who departed his previous start in the fourth inning due to left s

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