Guardians reach .500 behind Messick’s arm, Hedges’ bat in 4-2 win over Angels:
The Guardians moved to within 2 1/2 games of first-place Chicago in the AL Central ...
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Guardians beat Angels as Messick wins 10thA 4-2 victory in Anaheim lifted Cleveland to 66-66 and within 2 1/2 games of Chicago in the AL Central.
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- Jo Adell, traded by the Angels to Cleveland on Aug. 3, recorded his 18th RBI since the deal.
- Rookie left-hander Parker Messick earned his 10th win of the season after allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts and a walk over six innings.
- Austin Hedges extended Cleveland’s lead to 4-1 in the sixth inning with his fifth homer of the season and first since July 24.
- The Guardians’ fifth consecutive win and sixth in seven games gave them sole possession of the third and final wild-card spot after Texas moved into first place in the AL West by beating the White Sox, while Cleveland leads Houston by half a game.
He doesn’t care about the situation. A lot of times the bigger the situations, the better he is. When the game gets more important, his mechanics line up, everything lines up right.— Austin Hedges, commenting on Parker Messick's performance in the fourth inning after being asked how he escaped the fourth inning.
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