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Sporting News on MSNGuardians' ace helps Cleveland improve playoff chances
Gavin Williams turned in 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball, and the Guardians' bullpen gave up just one run. Williams has become the clear-cut ace of the Guardians this season, and he can put the team on his back every fifth day down the stretch. Just 38 games remain in the season.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s two-run single broke a tie in the seventh, Corbin Carroll had his fourth two-triple game of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Phoenix on Tuesday.
On Tuesday night, Arizona Diamondbacks' star outfielder Corbin Carroll set a franchise record, hitting his 15th and 16th triple of the year — the most ever in a
“This is the lefty that haunts their dreams,” Paul Hoynes declared bluntly on the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast. “No matter what team he pitches for, no matter what team he plays for, he always seems to face the Guardians and he always seems to come out one step ahead of them.”
The Guardians, who have traditionally finished spring training with exhibitions at Chase Field in late March in recent years, have a team led by All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez and outfielder Steven Kwan. Stephen Vogt, formerly with the Diamondbacks as a player, manages the Guardians.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks as Diamondbacks Fall Flat in Loss to Guardians. The Arizona Diamondbacks' losing streak lengthened to four games on Monday night, as Arizona went down by a score of 3-1 to the Cleveland Guardians in their homestand opener.
Guardians injured players made the trip over from the club's Arizona training complex in Goodyear for Monday's game.