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Cleveland Guardians at Arizona Diamondbacks

· Major League Baseball
Cleveland Guardians
33-38, 17-21 Away
Final
12 - 3
Arizona Diamondbacks
43-29, 23-18 Home

Josh Naylor has four hits, 3 RBIs, leads Guardians to 12-3 win over Diamondbacks

If the slugger's helmet stays on while swinging, there's probably some good things happening. If it's falling off, he's probably chasing some bad pitches.

Naylor's helmet stayed in place on Sunday, and the hits were flowing.

The Guardians' cleanup hitter had four hits and three RBI, and the Guardians avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-3.

“When you see him swinging and his helmet's not coming off, he's going to be just fine,” Francona said. “There's so much to like about his swing.”

The Guardians cruised through the series finale, scoring two runs in the first, three in the second and six more in the fourth for an 11-1 lead. Right-hander Tanner Bibee (3-2) gave up three runs and seven hits in five innings, striking out six and walking three.

Cleveland pounded out 16 hits. The lineup accomplished much of its damage off D-backs starter Zach Davies, who has struggled since his return from the injured list in late May.

Cleveland scored two in the first after leadoff batter Steven Kwan reached on an error by shortstop Nick Ahmed. José Ramírez drove Kwan home with a triple and Josh Naylor's double scored Ramírez.

Kwan was in the middle of the action again in the second with a two-run triple that scored Will Brennan and Myles Straw. Amed Rosario's sacrifice fly pushed the Guardians' advantage to 5-0.

Kwan scored four times and drove in three runs. Straw, Brennan, Rosario and Tyler Freeman all had two hits.

“Momentum is really important,” Kwan said. “A bunch of guys got a bunch of hits. Our pitchers did what they needed to. Going into the off day with our heads up high is really important.”

Arizona's Christian Walker hit a solo homer — his second long ball in two days — to cut the margin to 5-1. But the Guardians responded with six more runs in the fourth, punctuated by a two-run triple from Andrés Giménez.

Naylor's younger brother, Bo, made his first start behind the plate since being called up from Triple-A. He was 0 for 4 with a run scored.

Davies (1-3) gave up nine runs, including eight earned, over 3 2/3 innings. He surrendered nine hits, walked one and struck out two. The right-hander has a 7.11 ERA over seven starts this season.

“Rough day — I'm glad it's over,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “I was very pleased with how we've been playing baseball up until today. But from the first pitch of the game until the last one, we just didn't have a rhythm. I don't think Zach got into a good rhythm, there were some missed fastballs and he never got anything moving in the right direction.”

LIGHTS OUT

The D-backs say a downtown power surge in Phoenix led to a 15-minute delay in the first inning after some of the lights went out at Chase Field.

The game was played in the afternoon, but temperatures in the 100s in central Arizona meant the 25-year-old stadium’s retractable roof was closed.

“Our facility staff reacted quickly to power backup systems and reset all functions," the D-backs said in a statement. “After a 15-minute delay, systems were restored to adequate levels for play to continue.”

MAKING MOVES

Left-handed reliever Anthony Misiewicz was claimed off waivers by the Tigers. The D-backs designated him for assignment on June 12.

UP NEXT

Guardians: Return home for a three-game series against Oakland starting Tuesday. The Guardians will use RHP Aaron Civale (2-2, 2.67 ERA) in the first game. The Athletics will use RHP Luis Medina (1-6, 7.55 ERA).

Diamondbacks: Travel to Milwaukee for a three-game series starting Monday. The D-backs will send RHP Merrill Kelly (8-3, 3.04 ERA) to the mound for the first game. The Brewers will counter with RHP Corbin Burnes (5-4, 3.44 ERA).

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Matchup Prediction

Diamondbacks: 56.9%
Guardians: 43.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Smith grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Gurriel Jr. out at second.
9th Inning Gurriel Jr. walked, Rojas to second.
9th Inning Rojas walked.
9th Inning Carroll grounded out to second.
9th Inning Ramírez popped out to shortstop.
9th Inning Arias singled to right, Straw to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
15 Ground Balls 11
5 Strikeouts 8
12 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
16 Hits 9
1 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 7
0 Catcher Interference 0
12 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
43 At Bats 35
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
21 Runners Left On Base 25
3 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 3
24 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
177 Pitches 184
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
24 Total Bases 15
48 Plate Appearances 42
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
5 Extra Base Hits 4
10.0 Runs Created 5.9
.372 Batting Average .257
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.558 Slugging Percentage .429
.302 Secondary Average .371
.417 On Base Percentage .381
.975 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .810
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
9.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.9
76.5 Batter Rating 30.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 35.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.69 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.38
.186 Isolated Power .171
0.80 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.88
.083 Walks Per Plate Appearance .167
-.070 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .114
24.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
116.5 MLB Rating 82.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Chase Field

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 42,031 | Capacity:

2024 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 92 69 .571 - L2
Kansas City 86 76 .531 6.5 W1
Detroit 86 76 .531 6.5 L2
Minnesota 82 80 .506 10.5 L4
Chicago 41 121 .253 51.5 W2

2024 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 98 64 .605 - W5
San Diego 93 69 .574 5 L1
Arizona 89 73 .549 9 W1
San Francisco 80 82 .494 18 L1
Colorado 61 101 .377 37 L3
Full Standings