Los Angeles Dodgers at Cleveland Guardians
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Betts has 5 hits and 2 RBIs as Dodgers beat Guardians 6-1 in suspended game
Betts singled four times in the first six innings and had a two-run double in the eighth for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who are 18-3 in August. The seven-time All-Star, who also had five hits for Boston against Kansas City on Aug. 26, 2016, is batting .561 during an 11-game hitting streak and has a .456 average this month.
The teams were to play their regularly scheduled game later Thursday, with the Guardians' Gavin Williams to face Ryan Pepiot.
Los Angeles led 3-1 after two innings Wednesday when heavy rain forced play to be suspended after a 1 hour, 37 minute stoppage. Another round of storms arrived after the bottom of the eighth Thursday, delaying the game for 72 minutes.
Gus Varland (1-0) worked 1 1/3 innings for his first big league win as seven pitchers combined for a four-hitter. Guardians starter Xzavion Curry (3-2) gave up three runs in three innings.
Kiké Hernández had a two-run double, Freddy Freeman had three hits and an RBI and Will Smith added a sacrifice fly for the Dodgers.
Cleveland’s lone run came in the first when José Ramírez homered off Clayton Kershaw, who struck out four over two innings in his third start since returning from a sore left shoulder.
The Guardians completed their first suspended home game since June 24-25, 1994, when they lost to the Yankees at Cleveland Stadium.
HOMECOMING
Guardians C Eric Haase, who was claimed off waivers from Detroit on Monday, appeared in his first game with the franchise since 2019. He went 1 for 4 after batting .201 with four homers and 26 RBI for the Tigers.
Haase was a seventh-round pick by Cleveland in the 2011 amateur draft but only played in 19 major league games before being designated for assignment eight years later.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: RHP Lance Lynn (9-9, 5.60 ERA) makes his fifth start for Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series in Boston. Lynn is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA since being acquired from the White Sox.
Guardians: RHP Tanner Bibee (9-3, 3.01 ERA) pitches the first game of a three-game series in Toronto. Bibee is tied for first among AL rookies in victories with Houston’s Hunter Brown and J.P. France.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Rocchio struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Arias grounded out to shortstop. | |
9th Inning | Giménez lined out to first. | |
9th Inning | B. Hudson relieved Graterol | |
9th Inning | Rosario grounded out to shortstop. | |
9th Inning | Outman struck out swinging. |
Statistics
LAD | CLE | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
12 | Ground Balls | 7 |
8 | Strikeouts | 13 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
14 | Hits | 4 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
5 | Walks | 4 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 1 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
38 | At Bats | 30 |
0 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
18 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
4 | Doubles | 0 |
19 | Fly Balls | 10 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
181 | Pitches | 145 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
18 | Total Bases | 7 |
44 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
4 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
7.7 | Runs Created | 1.9 |
.368 | Batting Average | .133 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.474 | Slugging Percentage | .233 |
.237 | Secondary Average | .300 |
.432 | On Base Percentage | .257 |
.906 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .490 |
0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
8.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.9 |
46.0 | Batter Rating | 13.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
4.11 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.14 |
.105 | Isolated Power | .100 |
0.63 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.31 |
.114 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .114 |
-.132 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .167 |
12.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
96.5 | MLB Rating | 64.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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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 |
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 |