José Ramírez drove in a run with a swinging bunt when Cleveland rallied in a strange sixth inning against Detroit ace Tarik Skubal, and the Guardians beat the visiting Tigers 5-2 on Tuesday night to move into a tie for first place in the AL Central.

Cleveland caught Detroit after being 15 1/2 games back on July 8. The Guardians, who were still 12 1/2 games behind the Tigers on Aug. 25, have won 11 of 12. They are 17-5 in September.

The Tigers have dropped seven straight and 10 of 11 as their giant lead has shrunk to zero.

Skubal (13-6) fell apart in the sixth, becoming visibly shaken when Cleveland’s David Fry was struck in the face by his 99 mph fastball. He also had a throwing error, a wild pitch and a balk in the inning.

With two runners on, Fry squared to bunt and Skubal’s pitch drilled the designated hitter in the nose and mouth area. As Fry collapsed, a distraught Skubal immediately dropped his cap and glove and covered his mouth in disbelief.

Fry was driven off the field on a cart. The Guardians said he was being assessed at Lutheran Medical Center.

Gavin Williams (12-5) matched a career high with 12 strikeouts in six innings for Cleveland.

Skubal held the Guardians to two hits through five innings before the Guardians got to him with their typical small-ball attack in the sixth.

Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1: Carlos Narváez hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, Nathaniel Lowe had two RBI singles and Boston won at AL-leading Toronto.

The slumping Blue Jays had just three hits and lost for the fifth time in six games. Toronto began the day with a two-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East. New York closed to within a game after rallying to beat the White Sox 3-2.

Pirates 4, Reds 2: Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer and last-place Pittsburgh won on the road over wild-card chasing Cincinnati, which had a five-game winning streak snapped.

The Pirates scored all four of their runs in the second inning against Brady Singer (14-11).

Woo to miss start: Seattle Mariners All-Star right-hander Bryan Woo (15-7, 2.94 ERA) will not make his scheduled start on Thursday night against the Colorado Rockies due to pectoral tightness.

Woo, out of Alameda High School, exited his most recent start, a 4-0 win against the Houston Astros last Friday, after throwing a couple of warmup pitches in the sixth inning.