Washington Nationals at Cleveland Guardians
Final
Recap
CLEVELAND -- Gavin Williams settled down after a choppy start and pitched seven solid innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series. Williams (8-3) allowed one run and only three hits all in the first three innings. The right-hander needed 24 pitches to get out of the first and then threw just 19 combined from the fourth through the sixth. He retired his final 13 batters. Tim Herrin worked the eighth and Cade Smith gave up a run in the ninth before striking out two with the tying run at second for his MLB-leading 19th save.
Team stats
5Hits11
0Home runs0
2Walks3
8Strikeouts2
2Stolen bases0
125Pitches thrown131
2Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres ChaparroPH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorbit Vivas2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob YoungCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ AbramsSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Garcia Jr.1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew MillasC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Mead3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose TenaDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylen LileLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James WoodRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando RibaltaP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard LoveladyP | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ PoulinP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gus VarlandP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles MikolasP | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clayton BeeterP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |