Except for the heat, humidity and fireworks, the Detroit Tigers' July 4 win felt like October. Sounded like it, too.

The Detroit Tigers (54-34) and the Cleveland Guardians (40-45) open a 3-game series at Progressive Field in Cleveland Friday.

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

Wenceel Pérez and Zach McKinstry homered as the Detroit Tigers extended the Cleveland Guardians' losing streak to eight games ...

The Guardians extended their losing streak to eight straight games Friday but Stephen Vogt isn't concerned about the ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers looking to end a five-game home slide. Cleveland has a 20-21 ...

Hinch awoke in Cleveland with the knowledge that Reese Olson would stand on a major-league mound for the first time in 48 ...

The blast came off Tigers starter Reese Olson, who was making his first appearance since May 17 after recovering from right ...

Runners left in scoring position_Detroit 3 (Torres, McKinstry 2); Cleveland 6 (Manzardo, Thomas, Schneemann 2, Santana, Kwan). RISP_Detroit 1 for 4; Cleveland 1 for 6. GIDP_Keith.

The Guardians took an early lead but were blanked over the final eight innings in a one-run loss to the Tigers on July 4.