The Cleveland Guardians fell to the Los Angeles Angels on the road on Thursday night by a final score of 3-2 to begin the four-game series.
For Cleveland (67-74), the Guardians did not score until the 7th inning when first baseman Josh Naylor hit an RBI single and outfielder Ramon Laureano grounded out to score a run and give Cleveland a 2-0 lead.
Starting pitcher Cal Quantrill went 6.0 innings, struck out six batters, and allowed three hits and two walks for no runs. Closer Emmanuel Clase suffered his eighth loss of the season for going 0.2 inning and allowing four hits and a walk for two earned runs.
For Los Angeles (65-76), the Angels got on the board in the 7th inning with an RBI single by outfielder Brett Phillips to cut the Cleveland lead to 2-1. Los Angeles would then tie the game at 2-2 in the 9th inning due to shortstop Kyren Paris hitting an RBI single, which was followed shortly by outfielder Randal Grichuk hitting a walk-off RBI single to give Los Angeles a 3-2 win.
Starting pitcher Jhonathan Diaz went 1.2 innings and allowed two hits and a walk for no runs. Relief pitcher Jose Soriano got his first win of the season for going 1.0 inning and allowing one hit and one walk for no runs.
The Guardians will continue their road series against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, September 8th, with first pitch set for 9:40 p.m.
