CLEVELAND — The Guardians faced the Baltimore Orioles as Cleveland continued the recent offensive surge with a 6-3 win at Progressive Field.
The Guardians were coming off of a 10-5 win on July 21, and they’ve averaged more than six runs over their last 11 games.
Here’s how the Guardians’ July 22 game against the Baltimore Orioles unfolded.
Emmanuel Clase earns the save, Guardians beat Orioles for second consecutive night; Guardians get back to .500 record
Clase earned the save, and the Guardians have beaten the Orioles 6-3. Cleveland has now won four of their five games since the All-Star break, and they’re back to .500 for the season at 50-50.
And since their 10-game skid, the Guardians are 10-2.
Guardians take 3-run lead into 9th inning against Orioles
Cade Smith threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, which will lead to Emmanuel Clase working the ninth with a 6-3 lead to try to finish off the Orioles.
Brayan Rocchio bunt brings home a run; Guardians beating Orioles
Jackson Holliday drove in a run with a single in the top of the seventh, but that was equalized in the bottom half of the inning. With Nolan Jones on third, Brayan Rocchio laid down a perfectly-placed bunt that scored the run and put Cleveland up 6-3 entering the eighth inning.
Gold Glover Steven Kwan steals a double from Ramon Urias
Steven Kwan has become a master at playing the 19-foot wall in left field at Progressive Field.
Ramon Urias lined a ball that one-hopped the wall. Kwan played the bounce perfectly and fired to second, nabbing Urias at second base by a few steps and taking away an extra-base hit. That was Kwan’s ninth outfield assist this season, which leads the American League.
Guardians lead Orioles entering 7th inning
Daniel Schneemann walked and stole second, which set up Brayan Rocchio for an RBI single. After Bo Naylor walked, which moved Rocchio into scoring position, Angel Martinez continued his torrid stretch with an RBI single to left-center field, putting the Guardians up 5-2.
Martinez is now 3-for-4 tonight with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
Ramon Laureano crushes home run vs Erik Sabrowski
Ramon Laureno is having a heckuva series, and he just launched a solo home run off of Erik Sabrowski to make it a 3-2 Guardians lead. Laureano also homered last night. Both were no doubters right off the bat.
Kyle Manzardo adds to Guardians lead vs Orioles
Kyle Manzard, again, has extended Cleveland’s advantage, this time with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth inning that followed a walk and an Angel Martinez double.
The Guardians are up 3-1. Martinez, Jose Ramirez and Manzardo, hitting in the 2-3-4 holes tonight, have been responsible for the production thus far.
Orioles cut into Guardians’ lead in the 5th inning
The Orioles cut into their deficit, but that inning could have been much worse for Joey Cantillo.
Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with nobody out to set up Jacob Stallings, who brought a run home with a ground ball, though the Guardians were able to turn a double play and later escape the inning with a 2-1 lead in tact.
Guardians, Orioles update: Kyle Manzardo extends Cleveland lead, Joey Cantillo through 3 scoreless innings
Joey Cantillo has looked effectively wild tonight, holding the O’s to three hitless innings, though he’s also walked three with three strikeouts.
In the bottom of the third, Angel Martinez — who has been on a hot streak — singled and moved to second via a Jose Ramirez walk. Kyle Manzardo followed with a single to center field to score Martinez and give the Guardians a 2-0 lead.
Jose Ramirez blasts home run; Guardians, Orioles score
It appears as though the extra rest through the All-Star break has benefited Jose Ramirez, who just launched a solo home run in the first inning for the second consecutive night to put Cleveland up 1-0.
Below is some pregame information.
MLB Standings: American League Central
The American League Central Division standings entering July 22:
Guardians schedule | Upcoming games
The Guardians and Baltimore Orioles will play a four-game series at Progressive Field to finish Cleveland’s homestand. 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 Orioles game?
The game on July 22 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 (CLEGuardians.TV). 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, recap | Guardians beat the Orioles, improve to 4-1 since All-Star break
Reporting by Ryan Lewis, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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