Overview

• Shohei Ohtani’s 20th home run led Los Angeles’s 13-hit attack in Tuesday’s 9-5 victory at Progressive Field.
• The defeat extended Cleveland’s home losing skid to three and pushed the Guardians six games behind Detroit in the AL Central standings.
• Tanner Bibee yielded four runs over five innings and relievers allowed five more, underscoring ongoing pitching struggles.
• Jose Ramirez reached base with a leadoff single to stretch his career-high hitting streak to 20 games despite Cleveland’s offense totaling just six hits.
• Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to start Wednesday’s finale under a forecast calling for a 40% chance of rain at first pitch rising to 54% with thunderstorms.