Gavin Williams made this one simple from the mound, and the Guardians made sure the bats followed. Cleveland beat Arizona 5-0 at Progressive Field, with Williams setting the tone and a pair of third and fifth-inning bursts putting the game away.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Williams was dominant in his 5.2 innings of work, allowing just one hit and no runs while striking out 10 and walking one across 89 pitches. He improved to 11-6 on the season, carrying a 3.56 ERA. The Cleveland bullpen backed him up in kind, with four relievers combining for 3.1 scoreless innings to close it out.
Patrick Bailey got things started with a solo home run to center in the third inning, a 417-foot shot that put Cleveland ahead 1-0 and proved to be the game's decisive swing. Chase DeLauter followed with a single that brought home Petey Halpin to make it 2-0. Cleveland broke the game open in the fifth when DeLauter doubled to right, scoring both Jose Ramirez and Steven Kwan, and Kyle Manzardo added another run with a single that drove in DeLauter. DeLauter finished 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Kwan and Halpin each scored a run.
Merrill Kelly took the loss for Arizona, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits over 5.0 innings with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. The Diamondbacks' offense never got going, managing only 2 hits over nine innings and failing to put a run on the board.
Cleveland improved to 57-56 with the win, snapping into a one-game winning streak, while Arizona fell to 59-53. Kelly entered the night 987 career strikeouts, sitting 13 shy of the 1,000 mark, and also 192 games played, eight shy of 200 for his career.