Guardians hold off Nationals 3-2.

Final · MLB · Wed May 27, 12:10 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: PJ Poulin (WSH) vs Gavin Williams (CLE)
TV: Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Nationals.TV
Where: Progressive Field

Guardians hold off Nationals 3-2. Guardians took the lead for good in the 5th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0
CLE	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	X	3	11	0

Win: Gavin Williams. Loss: Miles Mikolas. Save: Cade Smith.

By the numbers: Hits WSH 5, CLE 11; Errors WSH 0, CLE 0; Left on base WSH 11, CLE 15.

Team stats

	WSH	CLE
Hits	5	11
Errors	0	0
Left on base	11	15
Home runs	0	0
Walks	2	3
Strikeouts	8	2

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Wood RF	3	1	1	0	1	1
García Jr., L 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chaparro 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mead 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2
Abrams SS	3	0	2	1	0	0
Lile LF	3	0	0	1	0	1
Tena DH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vivas 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1
Millas C	3	0	1	0	0	0
Young CF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	2	5	2	2	8

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Poulin	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	13
Mikolas (L)	3.2	6	2	2	0	1	60
Lovelady	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	12
Ribalta	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	19
Beeter	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	11
Varland, G	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Totals	8.0	11	3	3	3	2	125

Cleveland Guardians

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Bazzana 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1
Ramírez, Jo DH	2	0	0	1	1	0
DeLauter RF	4	1	2	1	0	0
Manzardo 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1
Martínez, A LF	4	0	2	1	0	0
Schneemann 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kwan CF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hedges C	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rocchio SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	3	11	3	3	2

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Williams, G (W)	7.0	3	1	1	2	4	94
Herrin	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14
Smith, C (S)	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	23
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	2	8	131

Play-by-play

Top 1st 5

0 out WSH James Wood walks.
1 out WSH Luis García Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.
2 out WSH Curtis Mead strikes out swinging. James Wood steals (10) 2nd base.
2 out WSH CJ Abrams hit by pitch.
3 out WSH Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez.

Bottom 1st 3

1 out CLE Travis Bazzana challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Travis Bazzana called out on strikes.
1 out CLE José Ramírez walks.
3 out CLE Chase DeLauter lines out to right fielder James Wood.

Top 2nd 4

1 out WSH José Tena grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
1 out WSH Jorbit Vivas walks.
1 out WSH Drew Millas singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Jorbit Vivas to 3rd.
3 out WSH Jacob Young grounds into a double play, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Drew Millas out at 2nd. Jacob Young out at 1st.

Bottom 2nd 5

1 out CLE Kyle Manzardo strikes out on a foul tip.
1 out CLE Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young.
2 out CLE Daniel Schneemann grounds into a force out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to shortstop CJ Abrams. Angel Martínez out at 2nd. Daniel Schneemann to 1st.
2 out CLE Steven Kwan singles on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. Daniel Schneemann to 3rd.
3 out CLE Austin Hedges pops out to second baseman Jorbit Vivas.

Top 3rd 5

0 out WSH James Wood doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
1 out WSH Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. James Wood to 3rd.
2 out WSH Curtis Mead strikes out swinging.
2 out WSH CJ Abrams doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. James Wood scores. WSH 1, CLE 0
3 out WSH Daylen Lile called out on strikes.

Bottom 3rd 4

1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio flies out to center fielder Jacob Young.
1 out CLE Travis Bazzana doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Jacob Young.
2 out CLE José Ramírez lines out to second baseman Jorbit Vivas.
3 out CLE Chase DeLauter lines out to center fielder Jacob Young.

Top 4th 3

1 out WSH José Tena grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
2 out WSH Jorbit Vivas pops out to third baseman Daniel Schneemann in foul territory.
3 out WSH Drew Millas grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

Bottom 4th 4

1 out CLE Kyle Manzardo grounds out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to pitcher Miles Mikolas.
2 out CLE Angel Martínez lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile.
2 out CLE Daniel Schneemann singles on a fly ball to right fielder James Wood, deflected by second baseman Jorbit Vivas.
3 out CLE Steven Kwan lines out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

Top 5th 3

1 out WSH Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Chase DeLauter.
2 out WSH James Wood flies out sharply to left fielder Angel Martínez.
3 out WSH Luis García Jr. grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.

Bottom 5th 9

0 out CLE Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to third baseman Curtis Mead.
1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio pops out to third baseman Curtis Mead.
1 out CLE Travis Bazzana doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood, deflected by center fielder Jacob Young. Austin Hedges to 3rd.
2 out CLE José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Austin Hedges scores. WSH 1, CLE 1
2 out CLE Chase DeLauter singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Travis Bazzana scores. WSH 1, CLE 2
2 out CLE Kyle Manzardo singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Chase DeLauter to 3rd.
2 out CLE Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Chase DeLauter scores. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd. WSH 1, CLE 3
2 out CLE Daniel Schneemann walks. Kyle Manzardo to 3rd. Angel Martínez to 2nd.
3 out CLE Steven Kwan lines out to shortstop CJ Abrams.

Top 6th 3

1 out WSH Curtis Mead flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez.
2 out WSH CJ Abrams lines out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
3 out WSH Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez.

Bottom 6th 4

1 out CLE Austin Hedges lines out to center fielder Jacob Young.
1 out CLE Brayan Rocchio doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood.
2 out CLE Travis Bazzana flies out sharply to right fielder James Wood. Brayan Rocchio to 3rd.
3 out CLE José Ramírez flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

Top 7th 3

1 out WSH José Tena grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo.
2 out WSH Jorbit Vivas flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan.
3 out WSH Drew Millas lines out to third baseman Daniel Schneemann.

Bottom 7th 4

0 out CLE Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile.
0 out CLE Kyle Manzardo walks. Chase DeLauter to 2nd.
1 out CLE Angel Martínez lines out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young.
3 out CLE Daniel Schneemann flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

Top 8th 3

1 out WSH Jacob Young flies out to left fielder Angel Martínez.
2 out WSH James Wood called out on strikes.
3 out WSH Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th 3

1 out CLE Steven Kwan lines out to center fielder Jacob Young.
2 out CLE Austin Hedges lines out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile.
3 out CLE Brayan Rocchio flies out to center fielder Jacob Young.

Top 9th 5

0 out WSH Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez.
0 out WSH CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Curtis Mead to 3rd.
1 out WSH Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Angel Martínez. Curtis Mead scores. WSH 2, CLE 3
2 out WSH José Tena strikes out on a foul tip.
3 out WSH Jorbit Vivas called out on strikes.