Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Rangers

82-66

1-2

Final

Guardians

71-78

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 2-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 3-0. The Guardians outscored the Rangers 2-0 in the 8th inning. Steven Kwan went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Sep 16

Kwan drives in the go-ahead run in the 8th as the Guardians rally for a 2-1 win over the Rangers

Steven Kwan drove in Bo Naylor following Tyler Freeman’s tying single with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 3-0.
Rangers 37-36 on the road; Guardians 38-36 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, right
Out
Danny Jansen C
Hand, Surgery, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Joc Pederson DH
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Josh Jung 3B
Hand, Fracture, right
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

Rangers2nd in AL West

Dane Dunning SP

Probable starter · 12-7, 3.70 ERA, 140 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Nathaniel Lowe1B
4Mitch GarverDH
5Robbie GrossmanRF
6Jonah HeimC
7Josh Smith3B
8Leody TaverasCF
9Evan CarterLF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Tanner Bibee SP

Probable starter · 10-4, 2.98 ERA, 141 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Josh Naylor1B
4Kole CalhounDH
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Will BrennanRF
7Bo NaylorC
8Myles StrawCF
9Jose TenaSS

The series

CLE wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Guardians 12, Rangers 3 (Sep 15)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 25,263
Officials: Rob Drake (Home Plate Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (First Base Umpire), John Bacon (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barrett (Third Base Umpire)