Major League Baseball

FINAL
Cleveland Guardians 4
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Washington Nationals 3
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Match Report

Bell hits first Cleveland homer as Guardians defeat Nats 4-3

— Josh Bell hit his first home run since signing with Cleveland, and the Guardians rallied against the Washington Nationals' bullpen for a 4-3 victory Friday night.

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Top Performers

CLE

  • Mike Zunino C H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Andres Gimenez SS H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Will Brennan LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1

WSH

  • Victor Robles RF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Alex Call LF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Jeimer Candelario 3B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 0

Head to Head

CLE wins series 2-1

Injuries

Washington Nationals

  • Matt Waldron 60-Day-IL
  • Drew Millas 60-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin 60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk 60-Day-IL
  • Mitchell Parker 60-Day-IL

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Lineups

WSH

  1. 12Alex CallLF
  2. 8Dominic Smith1B
  3. 13Joey MenesesDH
  4. 46Jeimer Candelario3B
  5. 26Luis Garcia Jr.2B
  6. 20Keibert RuizC
  7. 20Lane ThomasRF
  8. 5CJ AbramsSS
  9. 10Victor RoblesCF

Substitutes

  1. 66Michael ChavisPR

CLE

  1. 38Steven KwanLF
  2. 14Amed RosarioSS
  3. 11Jose Ramirez3B
  4. 12Josh Naylor1B
  5. 0Andres Gimenez2B
  6. 56Josh BellDH
  7. 7Will BrennanRF
  8. 10Mike ZuninoC
  9. 3Myles StrawCF

Substitutes

  1. 39Oscar GonzalezDH

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42804 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    33202 8th Inning
  13. Play Result 4-3

    Brennan grounded out to shortstop, Giménez scored, Brennan out at first, Gonzalez to third.

    33202 8th Inning
  14. Ground Out 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33202 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  17. Bunted Foul 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  20. Foul Out 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33202 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33202 7th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    33202 7th Inning
  23. Play Result 3-3

    Ramírez walked, Brennan scored, Rosario to second, Kwan to third.

    33202 7th Inning
  24. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball 4

    33202 7th Inning
  25. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    33202 7th Inning
  26. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33202 7th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33202 7th Inning
  28. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33202 7th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33191 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33191 7th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    33191 7th Inning
  35. Play Result 2-3

    Bell homered to center (410 feet).

    33191 7th Inning
  36. Home Run 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33191 7th Inning
  37. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33191 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  42. Bunted Foul 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33191 6th Inning
  47. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    33191 6th Inning
  48. Play Result 1-3

    Naylor grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Rosario scored, Ramírez out at second.

    33191 6th Inning
  49. Ground Out 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    33191 6th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33305 6th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 6th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 6th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 6th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39875 5th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 5th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 5th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 4th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39875 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 4-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    41743 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 4-3

    García struck out swinging.

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 4-3

    Chavis to second on wild pitch by Clase.

    41743 9th Inning
  8. Wild Pitch 4-3

    Chavis to second on wild pitch by Clase.

    41743 9th Inning
  9. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  10. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Luis Garcia

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 4-3

    Chavis ran for Candelario

    9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    41743 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 4-3

    Candelario singled to right.

    41743 9th Inning
  16. Single 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Jeimer Candelario

    41743 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    41743 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 4-3

    Meneses lined out to center.

    41743 9th Inning
  20. Line Out 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  22. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  23. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Joey Meneses

    41743 9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    41743 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 4-3

    Smith flied out to left.

    41743 9th Inning
  27. Fly Out 4-3

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  30. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41743 9th Inning
  31. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  33. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Dominic Smith

    41743 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 4-3

    Clase relieved Karinchak

    41743 9th Inning
  36. Start Inning 4-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  37. End Inning 4-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    42804 9th Inning
  39. Play Result 4-3

    Naylor lined out to first.

    42804 9th Inning
  40. Line Out 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42804 9th Inning

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