MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
05/24/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1345 - FRIDAY, MAY 24TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (26-26) 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 13 0
Los Angeles Angels (24-27) 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 X 7 10 0
Guardians Lose By a Run at Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Angels withstood an impressive performance by Cleveland shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to defeat the Guardians, 7-6, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Witt Jr. was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times. Los Angeles reliever Ty Adcock was the winner. His record is now 2-1. Gerrit Cole took the loss. With the win over Cleveland, the Angels improved to 24-27.

The Angels got a big at-bat from catcher Sean Murphy. For the game, Murphy was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season gave Los Angeles a 6-4 lead.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Murphy told the Los Angeles News.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .294 5 36
N. Lowe 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 2 10
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 .287 7 27
R. Devers DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .300 12 42
   a-J. Jung DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 2 5
A. Riley 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .255 6 29
S. Suzuki RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .321 9 28
M. Melendez LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .261 10 25
A. Wells C 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 .313 2 9
H. Castro CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .309 1 13
Totals 38 6 13 6 3 10 17      
a - J. Jung inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies 2 (13, 2nd Inning off L. Knack, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Adcock, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (12, 7th Inning off R. Brasier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (7, 1st Inning off L. Knack, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Wells (2, 2nd Inning off L. Knack, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 5 , B. Witt Jr. 6 , R. Devers 2 , J. Jung , A. Riley , M. Melendez , A. Wells 4 , H. Castro 2
2-out RBI: O. Albies , B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez , A. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Lowe 2 , R. Devers , S. Suzuki , A. Wells
Hit by Pitch: N. Lowe
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Wells (3)
CS: R. Devers (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanco LF 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .243 1 9
M. Machado 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .275 8 24
J. Bell 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .265 9 25
W. Adames SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 9 21
S. Murphy C 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .227 9 22
G. Pauley DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 4 12
   a-P. Tucker DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 2 12
J. Polanco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 11 33
R. Anthony RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .217 3 18
G. Allen CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .201 2 14
Totals 34 7 10 7 1 9 12      
a - P. Tucker inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Allen (4, 8th Inning off L. Varland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bell (9, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Murphy (9, 5th Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Blanco , M. Machado 2 , J. Bell 5 , S. Murphy 4 , J. Polanco , R. Anthony , G. Allen 3
2-out RBI: J. Bell , S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Blanco , J. Bell , W. Adames
Hit by Pitch: D. Blanco , G. Pauley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanco 2 (16) , M. Machado 2 (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Allen(Riley at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cole L (0-2) 4.2 7 6 6 1 6 2 90 8.10   
J. Chargois 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.75   
T. Matzek 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 6.18   
L. Varland 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 31
Batters Faced: G. Cole 23, J. Chargois 1, T. Matzek 4, L. Varland 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 3-5, J. Chargois 0-0, T. Matzek 1-0, L. Varland 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 90-56, J. Chargois 5-2, T. Matzek 18-10, L. Varland 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Matzek 1-0 , L. Varland 1-0
WP: L. Varland
Hit Batsmen: G. Cole , J. Chargois
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Knack 3.1 7 4 4 2 3 2 83 4.81   
T. Adcock W (2-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.14   
R. Brasier H (4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 22 2.89   
D. Bednar H (6) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 27 6.45   
J. Alvarado SV (10) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Knack 29
Batters Faced: L. Knack 20, T. Adcock 8, R. Brasier 5, D. Bednar 5, J. Alvarado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Knack 3-4, T. Adcock 3-2, R. Brasier 1-0, D. Bednar 1-0, J. Alvarado 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Knack 83-50, T. Adcock 32-21, R. Brasier 22-12, D. Bednar 27-17, J. Alvarado 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Adcock 2-0 , R. Brasier 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Knack
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Witt Jr.
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 32339
Special Notes: Graham Pauley and JT Chargois were ejected in the 5th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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