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04/18 19:49 CDT Gavin Williams strikes out 11 in the Guardians' 4-2 win over
the Orioles
Gavin Williams strikes out 11 in the Guardians' 4-2 win over the Orioles
CLEVELAND (AP) --- Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven innings to push his
majors-leading total 40, Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer and the Cleveland
Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Saturday.
Williams (3-1) allowed a run on three hits and walked one in a dominant outing.
He had his sixth career double-digit strikeout game and second of the season.
Cade Smith struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save.
Jos Ramrez stole his 10th base in the first inning, becoming the first player
to reach double digits this year.
Orioles starter Dean Kremer (0-1) allowed two hits and three runs in six
innings.
Baltimore took the lead in the fourth inning when Leody Taveras hit a solo
homer to right field, Cleveland responded in the fifth. Rhys Hoskins walked and
Daniel Schneemann singled before Rocchio lined a two-out, three-run homer to
right.
The Orioles cut it to 3-2 in the eighth on Gunnar Henderson's homer.
Bo Naylor added a run in the bottom half with a solo homer to right field, his
first of the season.
Baltimore had four hits and struck out 16 times.
Up next
Baltimore LHP Trevor Rogers (2-1, 3.04 ERA) was set to start Sunday against LHP
Joey Cantillo (1-0, 2.61 ERA) in the series finale.
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