Late Surge Decides Tight Contest
The Cleveland Guardians escaped with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Wednesday, August 26. The away team overcame an early three-run deficit to claim the win, improving their record to 68-66 while the Angels fell to 52-82. Attendance at the venue in Anaheim, California, stood at 25,161. The game featured no home runs, with all runs coming off other baserunning plays.
Angels Build Early Lead
The home team struck first in the first inning, with Neto scoring on a throwing error by pitcher Cantillo after Grissom reached on an infield single. The Angels extended their lead in the second inning when Lowe scored on a hit-by-pitch to Neto, followed by Guzman scoring on a sacrifice fly from Trout. By the end of the second, Los Angeles held a 3-0 advantage. Cleveland responded in the fifth inning, with Bazzana hitting a sacrifice fly to left that allowed Rocchio to score, cutting the deficit to 3-1.
Guardians Close the Game
Cleveland continued its push in the eighth inning, as Lowe singled to left field, driving in Bazzana and moving Adell to second base. The score tied at 3-3 in the top of the ninth. Kwan then hit a ground rule double, allowing Halpin to score and moving Rocchio to third. The decisive blow came when Bazzana hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Rocchio for the winning run. Kwan advanced to third base on the play.
Pitching Performance
Joey Cantillo started for Cleveland, pitching six innings while allowing two hits and two earned runs. He issued seven walks and struck out one batter. Tim Herrin pitched one and one-third innings without allowing a hit or an earned run, striking out one. Hunter Gaddis earned the win, pitching two-thirds of an inning with no hits, no earned runs, one walk, and one strikeout. Erik Sabrowski recorded the save, pitching one inning with one hit, no earned runs, no walks, and one strikeout. For the Angels, Grayson Rodriguez pitched five and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits and one earned run with four strikeouts. Ryan Watson took the loss, pitching one inning with three hits, two earned runs, one walk, and no strikeouts.
Sources
https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816691
