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3 days ago
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Gavin Williams stifles Athletics' offense through seven in loss to Guardians
On "A's Cast," Carlos Ramirez and Shooty Babbitt discuss the Athletics' struggles in a loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday at Progressive Field. Gavin Williams stifles Athletics' offense through seven in loss to Guardians originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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3 days ago
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Martinez, Fry power Cleveland to series win
CLEVELAND — The Guardians look to take the series with July 20's rubber match against the Athletics at Progressive Field. The Guardians came out of the All-Star break on a high note with a win July 18, but were then beaten badly July 19. Gavin Williams (5-4, 3.70 ERA) takes the mound for Cleveland opposite left-hander Jeffrey Springs (8-6, 3.93 ERA) for the Athletics. All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan, dealing with a wrist issue, is again out of the Guardians starting lineup. Angel Martinez is instead hitting leadoff. Follow along here for live score updates, analysis and highlights from the game on July 20 at Progressive Field. Guardians beat the Athletics The Guardians have taken the series against the Athletics with an 8-2 win on July 20. Gavin Williams was terrific and the top two hitters in the lineup — Angel Martinez and David Fry — powered the way. Guardians cruising past Athletics Angel Martinez is having a heckuva day in the leadoff spot. After the Guardians loaded the bases and brought home a run on a sacrifice fly by Brayan Rocchio, Martinez hit an RBI single to center field to make it an 8-2 lead. Martinez is now 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. Gavin Williams finished with 11 Ks and four hits allowed in seven innings. Angel Martinez hits solo home run; Guardians leading A's Angel Martinez added on with a solo homer in the seventh inning to extend Cleveland's lead to 6-1. Martinez is 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and an RBI today. Jose Ramirez makes bare-handed play at third base: Video Jose Ramirez pulled off a smooth bare-handed play to rob Max Schuemann of a hit in the seventh inning. Guardians, Athletics score: Wild pitch cuts into Guardians lead The Athletics haven't done much with the bats today, so scoring via a wild pitch is almost fitting. That first run in the fifth inning has made it a 5-1 Guardians lead. Williams is up to 10 strikeouts with three hits allowed today. David Fry has 4 RBIs after 3-run double; Guardians, Athletics score update David Fry is having himself a day, already with four RBIs through the first four innings. Fry stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the fourth inning and hit a bases-clearing double down the left-field line that rattled around the left-field corner, making it 5-0 Guardians. Fry, who has really struggled since returning from elbow surgery, is 2-for-2 with four RBIs and a double. Gavin Williams allows 1 hit, strikes out 9 through 4 innings Gavin Williams has looked outstanding to start this game, allowing just one hit and striking out nine through four scoreless innings. He's been mowing through the Athletics lineup with little resistance. Austin Hedges scores Will Wilson to extend Guardians lead over Athletics Austin Hedges, arguably the best least productive hitter in the majors this season, has an RBI single today to score Will Wilson, who doubled, in the second inning. The Guardians are up 2-0. David Fry's RBI single gives Guardians early lead The Guardians have nearly matched their hit total from last night in the first two batters of the game. Facing Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs, Angel Martinez opened the game with a double and David Fry followed with an RBI single to put Cleveland up 1-0. Below is some pregame information. President Trump calls for Guardians to change team name back President Trump, in a post on Truth Social, again called for the Guardians to revert their team name back to the former name. Guardians lineup vs Athletics Angel Martinez, CF David Fry, DH Jose Ramirez, 3B Carlos Santana, 1B Nolan Jones, LF Johnathan Rodriguez, RF Will Wilson, 2B Austin Hedges, C Brayan Rocchio, SS MLB Standings: American League Central The American League Central Division standings entering July 20: Tigers 59-40 Guardians 47-50 (11) Twins 47-51 (11.5) Royals 47-52 (12) White Sox 34-65 (25) Guardians schedule | Upcoming games The Guardians finish their three-game series against the Athletics this weekend before the Baltimore Orioles come to Cleveland for a four-game series. The Guardians then head on the road for a quick series in Kansas City against the Royals. How can I watch, stream or listen to the Guardians vs Athletics game? The game on July 20 can be viewed locally on AT&T U-verse (channel 1736), COX (channel 80), DIRECTV Satellite and Streaming (channel 662), FuboTV and Spectrum (channel 1306). It can also be streamed via MLB's direct-to-consumer streaming subscription ( And it'll be available on the radio via WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 and WARF 1350. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Guardians score vs Athletics live game updates, highlights
CBS News
4 days ago
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David Fry's career-high 4 RBIs powers Guardians past Athletics 8-2
David Fry had a career-high four RBIs, Gavin Williams struck out 11 and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Athletics 8-2 on Sunday to take the weekend series. Angel Martínez had three hits, including a home run to lead off the seventh inning, for the Guardians, who have won eight of 10 after a 10-game losing streak. Nick Kurtz had a pair of doubles for the Athletics, who have lost nine of their last 10 in Cleveland. Williams (6-4) tied a career high in going seven innings and got his first win since June 1. He is 2-1 in his last nine starts. The right-hander — who gave up one run and four hits — struck out five of the first six Athletics hitters he faced. It was his first double-digit strikeout game since Aug. 12, 2023, against Tampa Bay. Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs (8-7) had his two-game winning streak snapped after he allowed five runs and nine hits in four innings. Cleveland had the bases loaded in the fourth inning when Fry lined a double off Springs down the left-field line and into the corner. The three-run double extended the Guardians lead to 5-0. Cleveland won the season series 4-2. It is the first time since 1956, when the Athletics were based in Philadelphia, that Cleveland has won four straight season series from their longtime AL rival. Athletics: Head to Texas for three games. LHP Jacob Lopez (3-5, 4.20 ERA) takes the mound on Monday. Guardians: RHP Tanner Bibee (5-9, 4.29 ERA) goes on Monday in the first of a four-game series against Baltimore.
Washington Post
4 days ago
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- Washington Post
David Fry's career-high 4 RBIs, Gavin Williams' 11 strikeouts power Guardians past Athletics 8-2
CLEVELAND — David Fry had a career-high four RBIs, Gavin Williams struck out 11 and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Athletics 8-2 on Sunday to take the weekend series. Angel Martínez had three hits, including a home run to lead off the seventh inning, for the Guardians, who have won eight of 10 after a 10-game losing streak.
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5 days ago
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Guardians and Athletics play in series rubber match
Athletics (42-58, fifth in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (47-50, second in the AL Central) Cleveland; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (8-6, 4.09 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (5-4, 3.70 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 95 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -138, Athletics +116; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the Cleveland Guardians and the Athletics are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday. Cleveland is 21-24 at home and 47-50 overall. The Guardians are 30-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents. The Athletics have a 42-58 record overall and a 22-27 record on the road. The Athletics have the sixth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .422. The teams match up Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Guardians are up 3-2 in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana has seven doubles, 11 home runs and 42 RBIs for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 10 for 35 with two doubles, a triple and five home runs over the past 10 games. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with a .327 batting average, and has 17 doubles, 10 home runs, 20 walks and 44 RBIs. Nick Kurtz is 15 for 36 with five home runs and 13 RBIs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 7-3, .201 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs Athletics: 5-5, .254 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by one run INJURIES: Guardians: Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (foot), Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (ankle), Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder) Athletics: Grant Holman: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (hip), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
