Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Dodgers

78-48

9-3

Final

Guardians

60-68

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Dodgers 9-3

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-3 on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Dodgers win the series 2-1. The Dodgers outscored the Guardians 4-0 in the 5th inning. Enrique Hernandez went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Dodgers. Gabriel Arias went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Aug 24

Betts has 5 hits, then Hernández homers and doubles twice as Dodgers beat Guardians 6-1 and 9-3

Mookie Betts matched his career high with five hits in the completion of a suspended game and Kiké Hernández homered and doubled twice in the scheduled game, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cleveland Guardians 6-1 and 9-3 on Thursday.

What it means

Season series: LAD win series 2-1.
Dodgers 35-27 on the road; Guardians 33-33 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 3h ago

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ESPN · 3h ago

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ESPN · 5h ago

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Preview · 1d ago

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ESPN · 1d ago

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Recap · 2d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

Injuries and inactives

Dodgers1st in NL West

Miguel Rojas 2B
Back, left
Day-To-Day
Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Stone SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Jake Cousins RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Will Klein RP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-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

Dodgers1st in NL West

Caleb Ferguson SP

Probable starter · 7-4, 3.43 ERA, 70 K, 1.44 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie Betts2B
2Freddie Freeman1B
3David PeraltaLF
4Max Muncy3B
5Jason HeywardRF
6James OutmanCF
7Michael BuschDH
8Enrique Hernandez1B
9Austin BarnesC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Gavin Williams SP

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

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose RamirezDH
3Kole Calhoun1B
4Ramon LaureanoCF
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Gabriel AriasSS
7Will BrennanRF
8Tyler Freeman3B
9Bo NaylorC

The series

LAD win series 2-1

Last meeting: Dodgers 6, Guardians 1 (Aug 23)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 23,533
Officials: Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Second Base Umpire), Lew Williams (Third Base Umpire)