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Parker Messick Throws 6 Strong Innings and Austin Hedges Hits 2-Run Homer as Cleveland Guardians Beat Los Angeles Angels 4-2
On Monday, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 in Anaheim, with Parker Messick pitching six innings of one-run ball and Austin Hedges hitting a two-run home run.
Cleveland took an early lead in the third inning after Nathaniel Lowe hit a sacrifice fly, while Messick extended his streak of consecutive starts allowing two or fewer runs to nine.
Jo Adell snapped a 1-1 tie with a fifth-inning RBI single against his former team, and Hedges extended the lead to 4-1 with a two-run homer off reliever Blake Weiman in the sixth.
Cade Smith earned his 34th save despite allowing a ninth-inning run, securing the Guardians' fifth consecutive victory and moving Cleveland within 2 1/2 games of the first-place Chicago White Sox.
Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams will oppose Angels right-hander Walbert Ureña on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium as the three-game series continues.
ANAHEIM, California, USA (AP) — Parker Messik released six innings in which he allowed a race and Austin Hedges connected a two-run home run in the Cleveland Guardians' 4-2 victory over Los Angeles Angelinos.