BALTIMORE ( Associated Press) — Andres Jimenez hit a three-run homer, Zack Plesak struck eight strikeouts in six innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Sunday to win their first series at Camden Yards since 2018. defeated.
Jimenez drove lefty Dean Kramer (0-1) in the first innings after a single and walk to give Cleveland a 3-0 lead. It proved to be cushiony enough for a placeack and three relievers in a combined four-hitter.
The Guardians took two out of three from the Orioles and won five out of six overall. Prior to this series, Cleveland had lost four of their last six games in Baltimore, going 51–18.
Plesack (2-4) conceded two runs and four hits to secure his first win in seven matches since 27 April. Mountcastle is located directly in the centre.
Baltimore failed to score runs in fifth after finishing second and third without any outs and hit the final four innings.
Emmanuel Claes worked a ninth for the ninth save.
Activated from the injured list before the game, Kramer returned from a left oblique stretch and went on to start his season with three runs, five hits and more than 4 1/3 innings. Received in a July 2018 trade that sent Manny Machado to the Dodgers, Kramer is 1-9 in 13-plus starts.
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The Guardian: C Austin Hedges, who strained his right quadriceps muscle on Friday, got a second straight day off after agreeing to a cautious approach told by manager Terry Francona via a text message. “He said, ‘You know what? I get it,'” said Francona. “He’s doing fine, but I guess it makes sense to wait until tomorrow.”
Orioles: The prospect of awarding Grayson Rodriguez with a Grade 2 lat strain will be sidelined until at least September, general manager Mike Elias said. “It’s an injury that we’re going to have a very, very high level of confidence to be able to heal and come back on its own in no time,” Elias said. And at the very least, position yourself to join our rotation out of spring training. According to MLB Pipeline, Rodriguez, a right-handed player, is the top pitching prospect in baseball. He appeared to be on the verge of reaching the Major for Triple-A Norfolk until he was injured during Wednesday’s start.
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The Guardian: RHP Cal Quantrill (2-3, 3.52 ERA) starts Monday night against Texas in the first match of a seven-game homestand.
Orioles: After a day on Monday, the Orioles began a two-game series against the Chicago Cubs, going 0-6 against the Cubs since Baltimore won at Wrigley Field in 2008.
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