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05/27 14:39 CDT Gavin Williams pitches 7 strong innings, Guardians edge
Nationals 3-2 and avoid series sweep
Gavin Williams pitches 7 strong innings, Guardians edge Nationals 3-2 and avoid
series sweep
By TOM WITHERS
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Gavin Williams settled down after a choppy start and pitched
seven solid innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Washington Nationals
3-2 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Williams (8-3) allowed one run and only three hits --- all in the first three
innings. The right-hander needed 24 pitches to get out of the first and then
threw just 19 combined from the fourth through the sixth. He retired his final
13 batters.
Tim Herrin worked the eighth and Cade Smith gave up a run in the ninth before
striking out two with the tying run at second for his MLB-leading 19th save.
Rookie Travis Bazzana had two doubles and Jos Ramrez drove in a run for
Cleveland, which was outscored 16-5 in the first two games.
Washington's James Wood went 8 for 12 in the series with two homers, three RBIs
and five runs.
Unable to score more than three runs in any of their last seven games, the
Guardians finally strung hits together in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. They
got some help as Nationals third baseman Curtis Mead couldn't handle Austin
Hedges' hard-hit leadoff grounder for an error.
Ramrez hit a sacrifice fly off Miles Mikolas (1-4) and rookie Chase DeLauter
and Angel Martinez delivered RBI singles off Richard Lovelady.
Wood came in on a two-day tear against the Guardians and opened the third with
a double. He advanced on a groundout and scored when CJ Abrams ripped a double
into the right-field corner.
Up next Nationals: Finally getting an off day after 16 games in 16 days, Washington opens a three-game series at home Friday against San Diego. The pitching matchups are to be determined. Guardians: RHP Slade Cecconi (3-5, 5.18 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series against Boston on Friday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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