Overview
- Parker Messick delivered six innings of one-run ball and Austin Hedges hit a two-run sixth-inning homer in the Guardians’ 4-2 win over the Angels on Monday.
- The victory extended Cleveland’s winning streak to five games and moved the team to 66-66, tightening its place in the AL Central and the American League wild-card picture.
- Outfielder Chase DeLauter was scratched from the lineup minutes before the game with left hamstring tightness, a recurrence of a recent issue.
- Right-hander Gavin Williams was scheduled to start the next game while analytics site Dimers’ 10,000-simulation model gave Cleveland roughly a 54.9% chance to win and recommended an Over 7.5 runs play.
- August deadline additions Jo Adell and Nathaniel Lowe plus recent call-up Angel Genao have boosted Cleveland’s offense by adding lineup depth and timely run production that has helped fuel the current streak.