Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Athletics

19-57

6-7

Final

Guardians

35-38

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	6
CLE	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	2	X	7

Who won: Guardians 7-6

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-0. The Guardians outscored the Athletics 2-0 in the 8th inning. Josh Naylor went 4-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians. Ryan Noda went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Jun 21

Naylor scores the go-ahead run in the 8th inning, the Guardians beat the Athletics 7-6

The Guardians’ consensus top prospect, right-hander Gavin Williams, made his much-awaited major league debut Wednesday.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-0.
Athletics 10-28 on the road; Guardians 18-17 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Athletics4th in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Athletics4th in AL West

Paul Blackburn SP

Probable starter · 4-7, 4.43 ERA, 104 K, 1.54 WHIP

Lineup

1Esteury RuizCF
2Ryan Noda1B
3Seth BrownDH
4Ramon LaureanoRF
5JJ BledayLF
6Jace Peterson3B
7Shea LangeliersC
8Tony Kemp2B
9Tyler WadeSS

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 3.29 ERA, 81 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Josh BellDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Will BrennanRF
8Myles StrawCF
9Bo NaylorC

The series

CLE wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Guardians 3, Athletics 2 (Jun 20)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 17,853
Officials: Brock Ballou (Home Plate Umpire), Jansen Visconti (First Base Umpire), Cory Blaser (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)