Cleveland Guardians at Philadelphia Phillies

PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Manzardo hit a pinch-hit homer off Phillies closer Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning to preserve a terrific outing for starter Gavin Williams and lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 1-0 win over Philadelphia on Friday night. Cade Smith worked a scoreless ninth for his 19th save in a game that needed just 2 hours, 5 minutes. Cristopher Sánchez and Williams matched up in a classic pitchers' duel where each tossed eight shutout innings in front of 38,092 fans on a rainy night. They were the first opposing starters to each pitch at least eight scoreless innings since Miami's Ryan Weathers and Detroit's Reese Olson on May 14, 2024.