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The Arizona Diamondbacks, somehow, came away with a gritty series win over the Cleveland Guardians, taking two of three to improve to 62-66. For as doomed as the season may have felt after a rough series loss to the Colorado Rockies,
Diamondbacks 8/20 Marte DH Perdomo SS Carroll RF Gurriel Jr. LF Alexander 3B Vargas 2B Locklear 1B Thomas CF McCann C Pfaadt SP
The Diamondbacks tied up the series with a late night thriller of a victory, 6-5, over the Guardians. Cleveland falls to 1-4 over the last five games with the loss, while Arizona is 1-4 in that same span after the win. The rubber match is set and this is the final meeting of the season between the two.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led off the ninth inning with a tying homer, Adrian Del Castillo had a broken-bat RBI single in the 10th and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Wednesday.
Cleveland's relievers struggle without Emmanuel Clase while offense strands 18 runners and goes 3-for-20 with runners in scoring position during crucial late-season series.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in three runs, Jake McCarthy hit a solo homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-5.
PHOENIX — The bottom of Cleveland’s lineup provided all the offense Monday as C.J. Kayfus and Brayan Rocchio delivered home runs off Arizona starter Zac Gallen, and Guardians righty Gavin Williams tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a 3-1 win at Chase Field.