Cleveland’s Gavin Williams delivers a strong pitching performance as the Guardians defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the weekend series. Williams allows only one hit over 5 2/3 innings and records 10 strikeouts. He retires the first 15 batters he faces before Arizona gets its first baserunner when Tim Tawa leads off the sixth with a single.
Offensively, Cleveland builds a lead with multiple runs. Chase DeLauter drives in three runs to help pace the Guardians’ scoring. Earlier, Patrick Bailey breaks an 0-for-13 stretch with a home run in the second inning off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly, which extends Arizona’s scoreless streak to only a brief moment. Despite that early homer, Arizona does not score again, and the Guardians keep the Diamondbacks off the board for the remainder of the game.
Williams improves to 11-6 as Cleveland secures the shutout win, preventing a series sweep in the final game of the weekend.
