A late rally carried the Cleveland Guardians past the Oakland Athletics. Joey Cantillo kept Cleveland in the game with a scoreless start, and the Guardians turned the momentum after the teams were tied.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Cantillo anchored Cleveland’s effort on the mound, earning the win while allowing no runs. Cade Smith then closed the ninth with a scoreless inning and recorded the save.
Zack Gelof’s homer brought Henry Bolte and Lawrence Butler home for Oakland in the opening inning. Cleveland answered in the fourth when Brayan Rocchio’s double brought Patrick Bailey and Petey Halpin across, followed by José Ramírez’s single that scored Rocchio and tied the game. Travis Bazzana’s homer then gave the Guardians the lead in the fifth, and Ramírez added another homer in the sixth to extend it.
Oakland’s offense went quiet after the opening burst. Scott Blewett took the loss after allowing Cleveland’s go-ahead run.
The Guardians extended their winning streak, while the Athletics’ losing streak continued. This was a late rally built on pitching control, with Cleveland recovering from an early setback and holding on.
Cleveland Guardians defeated Oakland Athletics, 5-3.
- Jose Ramirez went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .232 on the season).
- Zack Gelof went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .247 on the season).
- Travis Bazzana went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .250 on the season).
- Joey Cantillo allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 5, to earn the win (10-9) (3.74 ERA).
- Scott Blewett allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 1.2 innings, striking out 3, and took the loss (0-0) (2.70 ERA).
- Cade Smith allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (38) (2.06 ERA).
Cleveland Guardians improved to 79-75 (3 straight wins); Oakland Athletics fell to 61-93 (4 straight losses).