Overview

• Cleveland snapped a 0-6 road skid at Citi Field with a 7–6 extra-inning win, capitalizing on Brett Baty’s throwing error in the 10th inning.
• Steven Kwan delivered the decisive blow in game two with a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning, sealing a 3–2 victory and a 2-0 series lead.
• The Guardians have won six of seven games since July 7, improving to 18-7 in that span as they push toward a playoff berth.
• New York has dropped seven of eight games, managed just nine home runs in its last 10 outings and fallen 2½ games behind the Phillies in the NL East.
• Pete Alonso remains at 251 career homers, one shy of tying Darryl Strawberry’s franchise record despite the Mets’ offensive slump.