A late rally carried the Cleveland Guardians past the Los Angeles Angels, with the game turning in the final inning. Cleveland’s comeback extended its winning streak, while Los Angeles absorbed another loss.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| LAA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Brayan Rocchio was central to Cleveland’s offense, scoring when Travis Bazzana lifted a sacrifice fly in the fifth and later crossing the plate again on Bazzana’s ninth-inning sacrifice fly. Steven Kwan also supplied a key late hit and scored during the ninth-inning rally.
The Guardians chipped away when Brayan Rocchio scored on Travis Bazzana’s sacrifice fly in the fifth. Nathaniel Lowe’s single brought Travis Bazzana home in the eighth, and Steven Kwan’s ground-rule double brought Petey Halpin across to tie the game in the ninth. Travis Bazzana then lifted another sacrifice fly, bringing Brayan Rocchio home and putting Cleveland ahead.
Los Angeles built its early advantage through scoring plays involving Vaughn Grissom, Zach Neto, Mike Trout and Denzer Guzman, but the offense went quiet after the second inning. Grayson Rodriguez provided a strong start for the Angels, while Cleveland’s Hunter Gaddis earned the win and Erik Sabrowski recorded the save.
The late rally defined the night: Cleveland kept pressing after falling behind early, while Los Angeles could not protect its lead.
Cleveland Guardians defeated Los Angeles Angels, 4-3.
- Brayan Rocchio went 2-for-4 with 1 double and 2 runs scored (batting .249 on the season).
- Mike Trout went 0-for-2 with 1 RBI (batting .241 on the season).
- Angel Genao went 1-for-4 (batting .288 on the season).
- Ryan Watson allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 1.0 inning, and took the loss (1-0) (4.43 ERA).
- Erik Sabrowski allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (1) (3.00 ERA).
- Hunter Gaddis allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.2 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (2-3) (3.18 ERA).
Los Angeles Angels fell to 52-82 (4 straight losses); Cleveland Guardians improved to 68-66 (7 straight wins).